Antonyms for poignant
ˈpɔɪn yənt, ˈpɔɪ nəntpoignant

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1. poignantadjective

   Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

   Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.

   Synonyms:
   moving, distressing

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1. poignant

   Synonyms:
   stinging, sharp, keen, penetrating, severe, biting, intense, piercing

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1. affecting, poignant, touchingadjective

   arousing affect

   "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

   Antonyms:
   painless, unmoving

   Synonyms:
   touching, affecting

2. poignantadjective

   keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

   "poignant anxiety"

   Antonyms:
   unmoving, painless

   Synonyms:
   touching, affecting

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1. poignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pricking, piercing, pungent

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1. inspirational

   if poignant is sad, inspirational is got to be the opposite.

   after experiencing a poignant movie, the protagonist was inspirational as the upturn came in the last scene.

   Submitted by charles.bradford3 on March 20, 2020  

How to use poignant in a sentence?

1. Michael Enright:

   After I saw the cowardly way James Foley was killed, I knew I had to do something, and what was most poignant for me.

2. Danielle Ludon:

   The sentiments expressed were very, very strong. Some of them were very poignant.

3. Logan Pearsall Smith:

   There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail.

4. Dianne Marie Teresa Cole:

   The more profound the loss, the more poignant the grief

5. Henry M. Wriston:

   Among all the tragic consequences of depression and war, this suppression of personal self-expression through one's life work is among the most poignant.

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