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, 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, 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:
   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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How to use touching in a sentence?

1. Michael Tanchum:

   There has already been one collision between a Greek warship and a Turkish warship, in which the Turkish vessel took some damage, the danger of miscalculation or further accidents touching off an open clash that no one wants is now dangerously high.

2. Ron Hepper:

   I would love to know who found it in Russia and turned it in, but we have no idea, it's just been very emotional and just very touching that this all transpired the way it did.

3. Klaus Schnenberger:

   It was touching to see that nurses covered from head to toe in protective gear pinned photos of themselves on their chests so that patients could see their faces.

4. Warren Bennis:

   The factory of the future will have two employees a man and a dog. The man's job will be to feed the dog. The dog's job will be to prevent the man from touching any of the automated equipment.

5. Olafur Eliasson:

   The truth is the ice is amazing. It's so touching to look at.