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touching

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of touching

1 having a border in common

  • touching lots in the housing development will eventually be separated by hedges for privacy
Synonyms of touching

abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, contiguous, flanking, flush, fringing, joining, juxtaposed, neighboring, skirting, verging
Words Related to touching

approximate, close, closest, immediate, near, nearby, nearest, next-door, nigh

attached, communicating, connected, connecting, interconnecting, joined, linked, united

bounding, circumjacent, embracing, encircling, enclosing (also inclosing), fencing, rimming, surrounding

marginal, peripheral, tangent, tangential

ambient, encompassing
Near Antonyms of touching

apart, detached, disconnected, discrete, free-standing, isolate, isolated, removed, separate, single, unattached, unconnected, unlinked

away, distant, far, faraway, far-off, farthest, remote

discontinuous, noncontinuous

broken up, disjoined, dissevered, dissociated, disunited, divided, divorced, parted, ramified, resolved, severed, split, sundered, uncoupled, unyoked
Antonyms of touching

nonadjacent, noncontiguous

2 having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies

  • a touching movie about two lost animals who try to find their way home
Synonyms of touching

affecting, emotional, impactful, impressive, moving, poignant, stirring
Words Related to touching

eloquent, expressive, meaningful, significant

demonstrative, excitable, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive

exciting, inspirational, provoking, rousing, stimulating

dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric)

cathartic
Near Antonyms of touching

cold, cool, detached, dispassionate, emotionless

deadpan
Antonyms of touching

unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive

Synonym Discussion of touching

moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion. moving may apply to any strong emotional effect including thrilling, agitating, saddening, or calling forth pity or sympathy.
    • a moving appeal for contributions
impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction.
    • an impressive list of achievements
poignant applies to what keenly or sharply affects one's sensitivities.
    • a poignant documentary on the homeless
affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos.
    • an affecting deathbed reunion
touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion.
    • the touching innocence in a child's eyes
pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt.
    • pathetic attempts to justify misconduct

touching

preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of touching

having to do with

  • there has been an objection touching the last of the proposed new bylaws
Synonyms of touching

about, apropos, apropos of, as far as, as for, as regards (also as respects), as to, concerning, of, on, regarding, respecting, toward (or towards)
Words Related to touching

over
Phrases Synonymous with touching

in regard to, in respect to, in view of, with regard to, with respect to

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