POIGNANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for POIGNANT?

Need another word that means the same as “poignant”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “poignant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Poignant” are: affecting, touching, moving, sad, pitiful, piteous, pitiable, pathetic, sorrowful, mournful, tearful, wretched, miserable, bitter, painful, distressing, disturbing, heartbreaking, plaintive, upsetting, tragic

Poignant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Poignant" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “poignant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Sharp or pungent in taste or smell.
• Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings.
• Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
• Arousing affect.

Synonyms of "Poignant" as an adjective (21 Words)

affecting	Touching the emotions; moving. The homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene.
bitter	Proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity. Raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour.
distressing	Bad; unfortunate. Distressing or disturbing news.
disturbing	Causing distress or worry or anxiety. A disturbing amount of crime.
heartbreaking	Causing or marked by grief or anguish. It would be heartbreaking to see it all collapse.
miserable	Contemptibly small in amount. A lousy dollar a day could any government be more miserable.
mournful	Expressing sorrow. Stared with mournful eyes.
moving	Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion. She laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter.
painful	Very bad. Her ankle was very painful.
pathetic	Relating to the emotions. The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic.
piteous	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. A piteous cry.
pitiable	Inspiring mixed contempt and pity. The men were in a pitiable condition.
pitiful	Deserving or arousing pity. Pitiful exhibition of cowardice.
plaintive	Expressing sorrow. A plaintive cry.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad. Her clothes were in sad shape.
sorrowful	Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss. A sorrowful tale of death and despair.
tearful	Crying or inclined to cry. Tearful entreaties.
touching	Arousing affect. Your loyalty is very touching.
tragic	Relating to tragedy in a literary work. A tragic accident.
upsetting	Causing unhappiness, disappointment, or worry. An upsetting experience.
wretched	Characterized by physical misery. Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages.

Usage Examples of "Poignant" as an adjective

• Poignant grief cannot endure forever.
• Poignant anxiety.
• A poignant reminder of the passing of time.
• The poignant scent of her powder.

Associations of "Poignant" (30 Words)

bitterly	In an angry, hurt, or resentful way. Its humour is cutting and bitterly sarcastic.
cry	Utter a sudden loud cry. This situation is crying for attention.
disappointed	Disappointingly unsuccessful. The rising was a revolution of disappointed hopes.
disastrous	(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. The battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign.
disillusioned	Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed. The minority groups were completely disillusioned with the party.
distressing	Causing distress or worry or anxiety. Some very distressing news.
doleful	Causing grief or misfortune. The child s doleful expression.
frustrated	Feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something. Years of frustrated attempts to regain control of the site.
frustrating	Discouraging by hindering. It can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn t there.
haunting	The action of haunting a place. From two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration.
lament	A mournful poem a lament for the dead. Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward.
lamentable	Bad; unfortunate. The lamentable friends trailing their long black garments.
lamentation	The passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping. Scenes of lamentation.
maudlin	Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental. A maudlin jukebox tune.
mood	A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. He was obviously in a mood.
mournful	Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief. Stared with mournful eyes.
moving	Producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy. The moving parts of the machine.
painful	Causing distress or trouble. The painful process of growing up.
pathetic	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. Their efforts were pathetic.
pitiful	Compassionate. A pitiful attempt to impress her.
plaintive	Sounding sad and mournful. A plaintive cry.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. They looked at her with sad anxious faces.
sorrowful	Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss. The sorrowful news of his father s death.
sorry	Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. A sorry state of affairs.
stressful	Causing mental or emotional stress. Corporate finance work can be stressful.
sulk	A period of sulking. He was sulking over the break up of his band.
tragic	Of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy. A tragic plight.
unhappy	Not happy. An unhappy marriage.
wail	Utter a wail. Wail in self pity.
weep	A fit or period of weeping. A young widow weeping her lost lord.