Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb touch_a_chord
1 sense of touch a chord
Sense 1
strike a chord, touch a chord -- (evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord")
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")