What is another word for poignant?
581 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pˈɔ͡ɪnjənt], [ pˈɔɪnjənt], [ p_ˈɔɪ_n_j_ə_n_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for poignant:- acute (adjective)
- affecting, painful (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- bitter (adjective)
- cruel (adjective)
- eloquent (adjective)
- emotional (adjective)
- entertaining (adjective)
- expressive (adjective)
- exquisite (adjective)
- heartbreaking (adjective)
- mordant (adjective)
- moving (adjective)
- passionate (adjective)
- pathetic (adjective)
- peppery (adjective)
- piquant (adjective)
- piteous (adjective)
- pungent (adjective)
- racy (adjective)
- sad (adjective)
- spicy (adjective)
- stinging (adjective)
- stringent (adjective)
- tearful (adjective)
- tender (adjective)
- other synonyms
- affecting
- eloquent
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Poignant:
adj.
•acute (adjective)- most shooting,
- over-powering,
- most racking,
- more acute,
- over whelming,
- over powering,
- severe,
- powerful,
- more racking,
- more shooting,
- over-whelming.
- disturbing,
- agitating,
- sentimental,
- touching,
- heartrending,
- agonizing,
- intense,
- perturbing,
- sorrowful.
- dis-pleasing,
- un palatable,
- in-tense,
- in-tenser,
- in-tensest,
- dis-tasteful,
- in tenser,
- in-temperate,
- in-clement,
- dis agreeable,
- dis tasteful,
- in temperate,
- dis pleasing,
- un-pleasant,
- galling,
- in clement,
- un pleasant,
- un-palatable,
- in tense,
- dis-agreeable.
- in-exorable,
- re vengeful,
- in exorable,
- flinty,
- un kind,
- most inhuman,
- in humane,
- un feeling,
- un kinder,
- more brutish,
- more hard hearted,
- hard hearted,
- most hard hearted,
- un-feeling,
- more hard-hearted,
- un-kind,
- un-kinder,
- de-generate,
- un-relenting,
- monstrous,
- un relenting,
- painful,
- un-kindest,
- cold blooded,
- in human,
- most brutish,
- more demoniac,
- de generate,
- in-humane,
- un-natural,
- un natural,
- more evil,
- most hard-hearted,
- most demoniac,
- in-human,
- re-vengeful,
- un kindest.
- more well expressed,
- suggestive,
- more smooth-spoken,
- more wellexpressed,
- most fervid,
- most smooth spoken,
- more smoothspoken,
- outspoken,
- most well-expressed,
- most well expressed,
- out spoken,
- more well-expressed,
- smoothspoken,
- well expressed,
- potent,
- most smooth-spoken,
- most revealing,
- silvertongued,
- wellexpressed,
- most wellexpressed,
- more smooth spoken,
- smooth spoken,
- most telling,
- more revealing,
- most smoothspoken,
- more telling,
- out-spoken,
- silver tongued.
- screamest,
- more captivating,
- riotest,
- most side splitting,
- more side splitting,
- in-spiring,
- most captivating,
- more relaxing,
- pro vocative,
- be a ball,
- side-splitting,
- more side-splitting,
- most relaxing,
- de lightful,
- gassest,
- more recreative,
- be ball,
- most side-splitting,
- re creative,
- pro-vocative,
- side splitting,
- de-lightful,
- funnier,
- rousing,
- witty,
- most recreative,
- in spiring.
- more revelatory,
- most revelatory,
- re-presentative,
- under-standing,
- forcible,
- re presentative,
- under standing,
- more understanding.
- heart rending,
- more heart-rending,
- most heart-rending,
- un-fortunate,
- heart-rending,
- most heart rending,
- un fortunate,
- more heart rending.
- head-long,
- head long,
- more quickened,
- high pressure,
- most quickened,
- more highpressure,
- more high-pressure,
- most high-pressure,
- more high pressure,
- most highpressure,
- high powered,
- most high pressure,
- highpressure.
- more well flavored,
- highlyseasoned,
- more highly-seasoned,
- most highly seasoned,
- most well flavored,
- more highly seasoned,
- more well-flavored,
- most wellflavored,
- wellflavored,
- more highlyseasoned,
- well flavored,
- most well-flavored,
- most highly-seasoned,
- tangy,
- with a kick,
- with kick,
- more wellflavored,
- most highlyseasoned.
- more entreating,
- more supplicating,
- most entreating,
- most supplicating,
- more beseeching,
- most beseeching,
- most imploring,
- more imploring.
- sharp,
- acrid,
- salter,
- whiffy,
- sour,
- caustic,
- nosey,
- odoriferous,
- effluvious.
- un-happy,
- dis composing,
- most disheartening,
- most dejecting,
- un happiest,
- de-pressing,
- dis heartening,
- up-setting,
- most discomposing,
- more discomposing,
- un happier,
- dis-composing,
- un satisfactory,
- up setting,
- un happy,
- more disheartening,
- dis-heartening,
- un-satisfactory,
- more dejecting,
- more saddening,
- de pressing,
- most saddening.
- in-flexible,
- more brick-wall,
- more brickwall,
- most brick-wall,
- more drawing,
- iron fisted,
- un-permissive,
- un permissive,
- brickwall,
- most iron-fisted,
- most drawing,
- most brickwall,
- in flexible,
- most confining,
- more brick wall,
- more ironfisted,
- more confining,
- more unpermissive,
- most unpermissive,
- unpermissive,
- most iron fisted,
- hard nosed,
- more iron-fisted,
- dyed in the wool,
- ex-acting,
- by book,
- more iron fisted,
- most ironfisted,
- ex acting,
- most brick wall.
n.
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- dismal,
- miserable,
- tragic,
- upsetting,
- depressing,
- terrible,
- unhappy,
- heartbreaking.
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- touch.
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- taste.
Other synonyms:
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- stirring,
- impressive,
- sad.
- endure,
- stand,
- sting,
- serious,
- acrimony,
- sarcastic,
- peppy,
- vitriolic,
- acid,
- dandy,
- dusk,
- slashing,
- calamitous,
- heart-breaking,
- striking,
- subtle,
- astringent,
- achy,
- rueful,
- fresh,
- telling,
- deep,
- earnestly,
- barb,
- Dolorific,
- pitiable,
- edgy,
- impassioned,
- harrowing,
- poignancy,
- extreme,
- thrilling,
- shrewd,
- thorn,
- sensitive,
- vivid,
- double-edged,
- vital,
- comfortless,
- sternly,
- bitterly,
- gloom,
- cutting,
- imperative,
- impelling,
- desolation,
- grievous,
- savory,
- effective,
- sadly,
- spirited,
- heartily,
- austere,
- shrill,
- glumness,
- barbed,
- dreary,
- greatly,
- gimlet,
- sardonic,
- stressful,
- excruciating,
- suffer,
- readily,
- strong,
- heartfelt,
- excessively,
- pointed,
- homefelt,
- fervent,
- Spasmatic,
- pungency,
- earnest,
- repress,
- hard,
- melancholy,
- virulent,
- grave,
- keenly,
- consuming,
- doleful,
- Sinewed,
- lurid,
- warm,
- dismaying,
- harshly,
- undergo,
- woebegone,
- corrosive,
- mordacity,
- absorbing,
- acerbic,
- tearful,
- agonising,
- prevent,
- irritating,
- firmly,
- efficient,
- compelling,
- Cramping,
- severely,
- showy,
- penetrative,
- deplorable,
- smart,
- hurting,
- irritation,
- Escharotic,
- pervading,
- poignantly,
- quick,
- intensely,
- hot,
- acidulous,
- gravely,
- mournful,
- saucy,
- teary,
- accept,
- knifelike,
- nervous,
- Gnawing,
- sinewy,
- stinging,
- distressful,
- pregnant,
- stanch,
- forceful,
- joyless,
- lively,
- shooting,
- woeful,
- sore,
- arrest,
- edged,
- stern,
- profound,
- inspiring,
- eagerly,
- hurtful,
- passionately,
- depression,
- auger,
- oppressive,
- anguish,
- dramatic,
- vehemently,
- lose,
- ardent,
- hold,
- fierce,
- torturous,
- snappy,
- dimness,
- extremely,
- affective,
- sharply,
- harsh,
- Asperous,
- tart,
- sparkling,
- salty,
- driving,
- abide,
- regrettable,
- trenchant,
- blue,
- biting,
- penetrating,
- gloominess,
- Punchy,
- piquancy,
- persuasive,
- dreariness,
- darkness,
- drastic,
- saddening,
- bide,
- stabbing,
- vigorous,
- maudlin,
- brisk,
- uncomfortable,
- pert,
- paroxysmal,
- spine,
- strident,
- pathos,
- sincere,
- acerbity,
- allow,
- loaded,
- ardently,
- rough,
- nimble-witted,
- sorely,
- pay,
- brilliant,
- lamentable,
- let,
- cheerless,
- mawkish,
- atrocious,
- zealously,
- bitterness,
- acrimonious,
- sudden,
- depressive,
- get,
- fine,
- provocative,
- rigorous,
- emotive,
- afflictive,
- incisive,
- hinder,
- spasmodic,
- receive,
- cloud,
- indelible,
- salt,
- racking,
- active,
- hardly,
- sincerely,
- soul-stirring,
- deeply felt,
- have,
- exciting,
- zingy,
- strongly,
- cordially,
- seriously,
- violent,
- deep-rooted,
- wretched,
- pang,
- enormously,
- burning,
- plaintive,
- permit,
- keen,
- bleak,
- blackness,
- tolerate,
- Impassionate,
- dolorous,
- sensational,
- disastrous,
- piercing,
- deep-felt,
- Griping,
- vivacious,
- haunting,
- badly,
- Discomforting,
- vehement,
- tormenting,
- mordacious,
- deeply,
- gutsy,
- clever,
- thought-provoking.
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Adjective
disturbing, pathetic, appalling, glaring, emotional, blatant, profound, painstaking, embarrassing, desperate, flagrant, sad.
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Antonyms for Poignant:
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adj.
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affecting, painful
dull, cheerful, blah, unemotional, happy, soothing, blunt, unaffecting, numb, calm, unmoving, pleasant, wonderful, indifferent.
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Other antonyms:
deadpan, leaden, dilute, cool, barren, unimpressive, tasteless, savorless, painless, flavorless, weak, bland, emotionless, arid, dispassionate, thin, cold, detached, predictable.
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affecting, painful
