Synonyms for Touching
ˈtʌtʃ ɪŋtouch·ing

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1. touchingadjective

   Synonyms:
   emotional, moving, sad

2. touchingadjective

   Provoking sadness and pity.

   a touching story

   Synonyms:
   emotional, sad, moving

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1. touching

   Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.

   Synonyms:
   abject, base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

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1. touching

   Synonyms:
   affecting, tender, moving, pathetic

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1. touch, touchingnoun

   the event of something coming in contact with the body

   "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"

   Synonyms:
   jot, cutaneous senses, touch sensation, tactual sensation, touch modality, touching, touch, signature, sense of touch, skin senses, soupcon, speck, hint, trace, feeling, pinch, mite, tinge, ghost, spot, tactile sensation, contact

   Antonyms:
   unmoving

2. touch, touchingadjective

   the act of putting two things together with no space between them

   "at his touch the room filled with lights"

   Synonyms:
   jot, cutaneous senses, touch sensation, tactual sensation, touch modality, touching, touch, signature, sense of touch, skin senses, soupcon, speck, hint, trace, feeling, pinch, mite, tinge, ghost, spot, tactile sensation, contact

   Antonyms:
   unmoving

3. affecting, poignant, touchingadjective

   arousing affect

   "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

   Synonyms:
   touching, affecting, poignant

   Antonyms:
   unmoving

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1. touchingadjective

   Synonyms:
   affecting, moving, melting, pathetic, tender

2. touchingprep.

   Synonyms:
   concerning, regarding, respecting, with regard to, with respect to, in relation to, relating to

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1. touchingadjective

   Synonyms:
   pathetic, affecting, moving, tender

2. touchingprep

   Synonyms:
   respecting, concerning, regarding

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1. List of paraphrases for "touching":

   touch, moving, affecting, affects

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1. The US CDC:

   It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.

2. Royceann Porter:

   Today was touching and I am so happy, it was amazing to include Lulu Merle Johnson's family in the recognition. I look forward to taking students to Gravity for the annual civil rights trip so they can learn more about her legacy.

3. Ghazi Balkiz/CNN Bashynsky:

   You know it was like feeling you are part of something great. You were touching something great, it was also a great responsibility because you are attracting a lot of attention. A few days after you fly, you can open YouTube and see everything you have done.

4. Natalia Orlova:

   The bad news, however, is that oil still appears to have room to go lower, and we believe that touching $20 a barrel is a possibility, in this case we would expect the rouble exchange rate to decline to 90-95 per dollar.

5. Dennis Aabo Sørensen:

   When the scientists stimulate my nerves I could feel the vibration and the sense of touch in my phantom index finger, the touching sensations is quite close to when you feel it with your normal finger; you can feel the coarseness of the plates, and the different gaps and ribs.