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poignant
adjective as in affecting, painful
Strongest matches
bitter, disturbing, emotional, heartbreaking, heartrending, moving, passionate, pathetic, sad, sentimental, touching
Weak matches
agitating, agonizing, distressing, impressive, intense, perturbing, piteous, pitiful, sorrowful, upsetting
Example Sentences
The poignant last moments of “The Grand Finale” are satisfying and tearjerking, reflecting both on the pasts and futures of the characters.
Joan Jacobs died last year, making the theater’s name, which had already been planned, especially poignant.
But the last first day is an especially poignant reminder that, in many ways, their kids are already gone.
The sister of a 21-year-old man who died in a motorcycle crash has released a poignant tribute to her big brother, describing him as her "protector and safe place".
It’s more a poignant, reflective look at how this country survived the tumult of the ’60s and ’70s by rebooting itself every few years, then running full-speed ahead into something new.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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