Exact Match:
- affecting
- arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
Synonyms:
- afflictive,
- bitter,
- bleak,
- cheerless,
- comfortless,
- deplorable,
- depressing,
- depressive,
- discomforting,
- dismal,
- dismaying,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- doleful,
- dolorific,
- dolorogenic,
- dolorous,
- dreary,
- emotive,
- grievous,
- heartrending,
- impressive,
- joyless,
- lamentable,
- mournful,
- moving,
- painful,
- pathetic,
- piteous,
- pitiable,
- pitiful,
- poignant,
- regrettable,
- rueful,
- sad,
- saddening,
- sharp,
- sore,
- sorrowful,
- touching,
- troubling,
- uncomfortable,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched