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TOUCHING Synonyms

56 synonyms for touching. (exact relations)
64 hypernyms for touching. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for TOUCHING

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emotional

adjective

adj

adjective

• determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason

• of more than usual emotion

• of or pertaining to emotion

adjective satellite

• (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

moving

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

adjective

• in motion

• arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

• used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion

affecting

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• arousing affect

heartwarming

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing gladness and pleasure

poignant

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• arousing affect

• keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

powerful

adjective

adj

adjective

• having great power or force or potency or effect

adverb

• (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

adjective satellite

• strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

• having great influence

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• displaying superhuman strength or power

sentimental

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

• effusively or insincerely emotional

stirring

verb, adjective

v, adj

noun

• agitating a liquid with an implement

• arousing to a particular emotion or action

adjective satellite

• capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

• exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions

contact

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• close interaction

• the act of touching physically

• the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

• the physical coming together of two or more things

• a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

• a channel for communication between groups

• (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

• a communicative interaction

• a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

verb

• be in or establish communication with

• be in direct physical contact with; make contact

tinge

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a pale or subdued color

verb

• affect as in thought or feeling

• color lightly

bear on

verb

v

verb

• be relevant to

• have an effect upon

• press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

touch on

verb

v

verb

• refer to or discuss briefly

• be relevant to

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• have an effect upon

about

adverb

adv

adverb

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• all around or on all sides

• in the area or vicinity

• used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

• in or to a reversed position or direction

• in rotation or succession

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

adjective satellite

• on the move

adjoin

verb

v

verb

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

• be in direct physical contact with; make contact

• attach or add

advert

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a public promotion of some product or service

verb

• give heed (to)

• make a more or less disguised reference to

• make reference to

affect

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

verb

• have an effect upon

• act physically on; have an effect upon

• connect closely and often incriminatingly

• make believe with the intent to deceive

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

allude

verb

v

verb

• make a more or less disguised reference to

apropos

adverb, noun, adjective

adv, n, adj

adjective

• of an appropriate or pertinent nature

adverb

• at an opportune time

• introducing a different topic

concern

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• something that interests you because it is important or affects you

• an anxious feeling

• a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

verb

• be relevant to

• be on the mind of

disturb

verb

v

verb

• move deeply

• change the arrangement or position of

• tamper with

• destroy the peace or tranquility of

• damage as if by shaking or jarring

Best Hypernyms For TOUCHING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for touching, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Phrases (7)

Alternatives for EMOTIONAL

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