Entry Word: moving

Function: adjective

Meaning: having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies <he gave a truly moving graduation speech that had some graduates in tears>

Synonyms affecting, emotional, impressive, poignant, stirring, touching

Related Words eloquent, expressive, meaningful, significant; demonstrative, excitable, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive; exciting, provoking, rousing, stimulating; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical

Near Antonyms cold, cool, detached, dispassionate; deadpan

Antonyms unemotional, unimpressive