Touching

/ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ/

Synonyms for "touching" (208 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(9 words)

touch affect alludebodily contactbody contactbrushclose at handcontactcontact based

about abutting adjacent adjoining affecting afflictive against anent aproposapropos ofarrestingas foras regardsas respectsas toattouchement bitter bleak bordering borrowing

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brush brushing caress caressing cheerless comfortless compassionate concerning contact contacting conterminous

Adjective(1 words)

affecting

Verb(1 words)

contacted

Strong matches (62)

contiguous contingence contingent debt debtor deplorable depressing depressive discomforting dismal dismaying distressful distressing doleful dolorific dolorogenic dolorous dreary eloquent emotional

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emotive feeling financing fingering friction frottage glance glancing graze grazing grievous handling heartrendinghire purchasehitting hitting-up hocking impingement impingence impingent impinging impressivein connection within contactin point ofin rein reference toin regard toin relation toin relation with

Adjective(6 words)

contiguous zoneemotive descriptoremotive displayendearing heartfeltheartfelt scene

Noun(6 words)

emotional impactemotional persuasivenessemotional tearingemotive evoke heartwarming

Related words (104)

in respect toinstallment buyinginstallment planjoyless juxtaposed kiss lamentable manipulation meeting money-raising mortgaging mournful moving neighboring nudge nudging of on osculation osculatory

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overlapping painful palpation pathetic pawningpertaining topertinent topetting piteous pitiable pitiful pledging poignant pressure rereferring toregarding regrettablerelating torelative torespecting responsive rub rubbing rueful sad saddening sharp sore sorrowful soul-stirringspeaking ofstirring stroking sympathetic taction tangency tangent tangential tear-jerking tendertentative contactto touch uncomfortableup againstuponwith regard towith respect towoebegone woeful wretched

Noun(23 words)

inspire mentionmost emotionalmove movingmoving qualitynearbyopponent of censorshippalpable pat pathos pawingphysical contactpoignantpressure contactproximal refer tactiletangent issuetangential force

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touchable tuggingwithin reach

Determiner(1 words)

most feeling

Adjective(7 words)

moving energiesmoving narrativepartial plane contactpoignantpoignant moodpoignant scenetearjerking

Verb(1 words)

occluding

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

21 entries

actaffective descriptorcommunication contact deed discussionemotional effectemotional impactemotional qualityemotional responsehuman actionhuman activityimpingingphysical actionphysical contactphysical property

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More specific

26 entries

asidebrief mentionbrush caressclose at handcompassionemotive descriptionempathyheartfelt momentheartwarming scenein sightnotepalpable texturepat pathos poignancy

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Collocations

10 entries

brief touchgentle touchsoft touchtouching exampletouching gesturetouching lettertouching momenttouching scenetouching storytouching tribute

Inflections

5 entries

more touchingmost touchingtouched touches touchings

Derivations

8 entries

tactility touch touchability touchable touched touches touchingly touchingness

similar

1 entries

moving

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The audience was carried away by his touching performance.

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Your dress is touching the wet paint.

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The touching episode came home to me.

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When I was a kid, touching bugs didn't bother me a bit. Now I can hardly stand looking at pictures of them.

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