touch a chord
Evoke deep feelings
To touch a chord is to evoke an emotional response, typically by connecting with someone's feelings or experiences: Her speech about losing a parent touched a chord with the audience.
The image is of striking a musical string that resonates sympathetically.
Also *strike a chord*.
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- movingEmotionally affecting
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- affectingEmotionally moving
poignant · heartfelt · powerful · meaningful · profound · sentimental · bittersweet · heartrending
Stir to action
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- motivateCause to act
- galvanizeStimulate into action
- rouseStir to wakefulness
awaken · kindle · ignite · stir · move · energize · animate · electrify
Easy to identify with
- universalAffecting all equally
- sharedHeld in common
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- kinshipState of being related
affinity · rapport · sympathy · understanding · fellowship · solidarity · communion · empathy
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
sentimental · homesick · bygone · flashback · retrospective · throwback · bittersweet · melancholy
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
affecting · poignant · heartfelt · powerful · meaningful · profound · sentimental · bittersweet · heartrending · tearjerker
inspire
Stir to action
rouse · awaken · kindle · ignite · stir · move · energize · animate · electrify · enthuse
relatable
Easy to identify with
- universalAffecting all equally
- sharedHeld in common
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
kinship · affinity · rapport · sympathy · understanding · fellowship · solidarity · communion · empathy · identification
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
longing · sentimental · homesick · bygone · flashback · retrospective · throwback · bittersweet · melancholy · recollection
touch a chordfall flat
Fail to impress
fall on deaf ears · miss the mark · bounce off · ring hollow · wash over
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