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Synonyms for touching
ˈtʌtʃ ɪŋtouch·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, wretchedAntonyms:
august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior
Princeton's WordNet
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, touch, signature, sense of touch, skin senses, soupcon, speck, hint, trace, feeling, pinch, mite, tinge, ghost, spot, tactile sensation, contactAntonyms:
unmovingtouch, 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, touch, signature, sense of touch, skin senses, soupcon, speck, hint, trace, feeling, pinch, mite, tinge, ghost, spot, tactile sensation, contactAntonyms:
unmovingaffecting, 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"
Antonyms:
unmoving
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
touchingadjective
touchingprep.
Synonyms:
concerning, regarding, respecting, with regard to, with respect to, in relation to, relating to
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
touchingadjective
touchingprep
Synonyms:
respecting, concerning, regarding
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#69 | contact | |
#988 | base | |
#1593 | moving | |
#2192 | touch | |
#2882 | signature | |
#2915 | spot | |
#2935 | feeling | |
#4692 | ghost | |
#5027 | emotional | |
#5071 | sad | |
#5503 | trace | |
#6740 | tender | |
#7014 | affecting | |
#7027 | affects | |
#8915 | hint | |
#11305 | touching | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#28001 | mite | |
#28144 | poignant | |
#30914 | speck | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#44346 | jot | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#51865 | abject | |
#56568 | sorrowful | |
#57224 | paltry | |
#60125 | mournful | |
#62776 | tinge | |
#79651 | contemptible | |
#92197 | piteous | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#119822 | pitiable | |
#209786 | soupcon |
How to use touching in a sentence?
I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
I approach these questions unwillingly, as they are sore subjects, but no cure can be effected without touching upon and handling them.
I saw Karadima and Juan Barros kissing and touching each other. The groping generally came from Karadima touching Barros' genitals.
Ideals are like stars you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the ocean desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.
Hey, you touching me? Stop touching me.
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