Thesaurus
touching
Synonyms and Antonyms of touching
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having a border in common
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
apart, detached, disconnected, discrete, free-standing, isolate, isolated, removed, separate, single, unattached, unconnected, unlinked
away, distant, far, faraway, far-off, farthest, remote
broken up, disjoined, dissevered, dissociated, disunited, divided, divorced, parted, ramified, resolved, severed, split, sundered, uncoupled, unyoked
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having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies
Synonym Discussion of touching
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- a moving appeal for contributions
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- an impressive list of achievements
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- a poignant documentary on the homeless
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- an affecting deathbed reunion
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- the touching innocence in a child's eyes
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- pathetic attempts to justify misconduct
touching
Synonyms and Antonyms of touching
having to do with
about, apropos, apropos of, as far as, as for, as regards (also as respects), as to, concerning, of, on, regarding, respecting, toward (or towards)
in regard to, in respect to, in view of, with regard to, with respect to
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