Synonyms of tactile

tactile

adjective

as in physical

formal relating to the sense of touch

The thick brushstrokes give the painting a tactile quality.

visual and tactile experiences

Related Words

• physical
• tangible
• corporeal
• noticeable
• substantial
• real
• touchable
• actual
• visible
• palpable
• embodied
• perceptible
• concrete
• detectable
• appreciable
• discernible
• existent
• observable
• material
• sensible
• seeable

Dissimilar Words

• imperceptible
• intangible
• insensible
• impalpable
• immaterial
• spiritual
• virtual
• abstract
• nonphysical
• insubstantial
• nonmaterial
• incorporeal
• unsubstantial
• formless
• ethereal
• bodiless
• unreal
• unbodied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tactile

The humanoid also features tactile sensing in its hands and a 360-degree camera system to perceive its surroundings. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Blind audience members received Braille programs, tactile models and live audio description, while deaf spectators followed overhead titles. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Founded by a former lawyer turned bookseller and Pasadena native Dan Whitmore, the store is doing brisk business among a younger clientele that still values the tactile pleasures to be found from beautiful books. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Schnabel’s art works, frequently executed in his tactile plate-painting fashion, are often repetitions on a theme. — A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026