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poignant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of poignant

1 having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies

a poignant story of a love affair that ends in tragedy

Synonyms of poignant

affecting, emotional, impactful, impressive, moving, stirring, touching

Words Related to poignant

eloquent, expressive, meaningful, significant

demonstrative, excitable, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive

exciting, inspirational, provoking, rousing, stimulating

dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric)

Near Antonyms of poignant

cold, cool, detached, dispassionate, emotionless

Antonyms of poignant

unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive

2 sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses

a poignant truthfulness to the author's observations on marriage

Synonyms of poignant

pert, piquant, pungent, salty, savory (also savoury), zesty, zingy

Words Related to poignant

fiery, gingery, hot, peppery, vinegary

biting, bitter, cutting, mordant, trenchant

animating, energizing, enlightening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, piquing, provocative, provoking

ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, luscious, palatable, scrumptious, toothsome

flavorful, savorous, tasty

absorbing, arresting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, interesting, intriguing, riveting

Near Antonyms of poignant

flat, flavorless, savorless, tasteless

arid, banal, barren, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, humdrum, leaden, monotonous, numbing, pedestrian, ponderous, predictable, stale, stodgy, tedious, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, wearying

bland, dilute, thin, watery, weak

Antonyms of poignant

insipid, zestless

Synonym Discussion of poignant

pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses. pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors.

- a cheese with a pungent odor

piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency.

- a piquant sauce

poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions.

- felt a poignant sense of loss

racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired.

- spontaneous, racy prose

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