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Poignant

//ˈpɔɪnjənt//

Synonyms for "poignant" (170 found)

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Informal (33)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

hard sharp rough deep bitter

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

blue keen cutting smart tart

Adj, adv, name, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, name, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(5 words)

acid miserable caustic tragic peppy

Adj, adv, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, slang(2 words)

Adj, slang(8 words)

wretched snappy painful dramatic spicy gutsy punchy zesty

General use (137)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, adv, noun(1 words)

Adj, name(3 words)

severe vital sincere

Adj, noun, verb(24 words)

sour piercing moving telling violent striking profound shooting sparkling biting driving stirring stinging mordant gnawing upsetting harrowing stabbing absorbing tormenting

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dismaying agonizing racking saddening

Adj, noun(17 words)

imperative dreary exquisite spasmodic dismal melancholy vivid effective deplorable bleak expressive corrosive strident emotional astringent depressive escharotic

Adjective(63 words)

atrocious rigorous nervous intense sensational vigorous grievous piquant impressive virulent forceful pungent woeful incisive vehement forcible trenchant lamentable sorrowful mournful

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Adj, verb(13 words)

pointed penetrating spirited distressing disturbing irritating depressing barbed scathing affecting edged agitating discomforting

Adj, adv(1 words)

Adj, noun, prep, verb(1 words)

Adjective(2 words)

touching affecting

Noun, verb(3 words)

hurting griping cramping

Verb(2 words)

perturbing pervading

double edged nose tickling nose-tickling deepgoing

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