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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 renovation also ended up becoming even more poignant for Keaton as time went on.
"It was a really poignant moment to remember that and remember Ray as well," Davies says.
At his North Hollywood studio, Hit reveals to The Times a moment in the film that currently feels poignant.
"Seeing the pictures of our donors with their families, it made it all very real," Freya said about that "poignant moment".
And despite his view of Nick’s new ambitions, Nelson invites him to a sort of dance-off, in a moment both playful and poignant; they can find communion in dance that eludes them whenever they talk.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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