Antonyms of adj poignant

2 senses of poignant

Sense 1
affecting, poignant, touching -- (arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching")

INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> unmoving -- (not arousing emotions)

Sense 2
poignant -- (keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety")

INDIRECT (VIA painful) -> painless -- (not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry")

Similarity of adj poignant

2 senses of poignant

Sense 1
affecting, poignant, touching -- (arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching")
       => moving (vs. unmoving) -- (arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne)

Sense 2
poignant -- (keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety")
       => painful (vs. painless) -- (causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness")

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