- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.4k
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55 entries under touching topic. ×
| heartrending(adjective, moving, sad, wretched, sympathy) | |
| distressing(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| grievous(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) | |
| affecting(verb, adjective, mean, moving, low) | |
| agonizing(adjective, moving, emotional, shocking) | |
| bitter(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, emotional) | |
| painful(adjective, moving, sad, unpleasant, awful) | |
| poignant(adjective, moving, sad, tender, unpleasant) | |
| upsetting(adjective, moving, sad, miserable, shocking) | |
| affective(adjective, moving, exciting, stirring) | |
| arousing(adjective, mean, moving, low) | |
| awakening(adjective, moving, exciting, stirring) | |
| breathless(adjective, moving, exciting, stirring) | |
| dynamic(adjective, moving, exciting, stirring) | |
| eloquent(adjective, moving, exciting, stirring) | |
| emotional(adjective, moving, exciting, stirring) | |
| emotive(adjective, moving, tender, exciting) | |
| expressive(adjective, moving, emotional, exciting) | |
| far-out(adjective, moving, exciting, stirring) | |
| felt in gut(expression, adjective, idiom, moving) |
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