Synonyms for poignant
ˈpɔɪn yənt, ˈpɔɪ nəntpoignant

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1. poignantadjective

   Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

   Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.

   Synonyms:
   moving, distressing

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. poignant

   Synonyms:
   stinging, sharp, keen, penetrating, severe, biting, intense, piercing

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1. 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

   Antonyms:
   painless, unmoving

2. poignantadjective

   keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

   "poignant anxiety"

   Synonyms:
   touching, affecting

   Antonyms:
   unmoving, painless

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. poignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   sharp, severe, piercing, penetrating, intense

2. poignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pungent, biting, acrid

3. poignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   keen, pointed, caustic, irritating

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1. poignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pricking, piercing, pungent

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1. List of paraphrases for "poignant":

   harrowing

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1. Prince Edward:

   It was an experience that so many other families have had to go through during this past year or 18 months and so in that sense, it was particularly poignant, there are an awful lot of people who haven't been able to express the respect that they would like to have done. I think many people would have liked to have been there to support The Queen.

2. Alicia Keys ':

   It has always been such a personal song and such a poignant song, and every time I play it, I want to cry because I'm thinking of my mother, I'm thinking of my grandmother, I'm thinking of friends of mine who can't make ends meet.

3. Ian Blatchford:

   This exhibition marks 100 years since the end of the Romanov dynasty and explores one of the most dramatic periods in Russian history, all through the unique lens of science, our curatorial team have brought together an exceptional, rare and poignant collection to tell this remarkable story.

4. Dianne Marie Teresa Cole:

   The more profound the loss, the more poignant the grief

5. Henry M. Wriston:

   Among all the tragic consequences of depression and war, this suppression of personal self-expression through one's life work is among the most poignant.

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