3K+ Words That Rhyme With POIGNANT

• a very old person

• a person who lived in ancient times

• belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

• very old

• the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

• the act of governing; exercising authority

• (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed

• the study of government of states and other political units

• a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a person who is present and participates in a meeting

• an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

• being present (at a meeting or event, etc.)

• occurring with or following as a consequence

• suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

• large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

• separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

• far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

• remote in manner

• separate or apart in time

• located far away spatially

• a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

• the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

• the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

• an expert who gives advice

• a person considered as descended from some ancestor

• going or coming down

• proceeding by descent from an ancestor

• unrestrained and violent

• rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

• (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth

• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

• a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

• a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

• uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

• uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

• unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

• carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

• rich in significance or implication

• filled with or attended with

• joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

• experiencing triumph

• a religious residence especially for nuns

• a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together

• the act of giving something up

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

• the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

• an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

• the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines

• (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac

• the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

• a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment

• compensation for a wrong

• the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

• of surpassing excellence

• having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

• characterized by grandeur

• having strong or striking color

• full of light; shining intensely

• clear and sharp and ringing

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

• the state of being confined

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• goods carried by a large vehicle

• the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

• the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

• a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully

• (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor

• the act of containing; keeping something from spreading

• a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

• a temporary military unit

• possible but not certain to occur

• being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow

• uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances

• the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

• education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

• a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

• (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

• putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

• the state of being imprisoned

• the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

• time during which some action is awaited

• act of putting off to a future time

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the result of improving something

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

• of great significance or value

• important in effect or meaning

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

• having authority or ascendancy or influence

• having or suggesting a consciousness of high position

• having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

• characterized by or full of force and vigor

• clearly or sharply defined to the mind

• an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

• the totality of surrounding conditions

• the area in which something exists or lives

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

• a person who directs and manages an organization

• a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

• a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

• someone who pays for goods or services

• (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

• the official who holds an office

• lying or leaning on something else

• necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

• currently holding an office

• a particular point in time

• an indefinitely short time

• at this time

• having important effects or influence

• a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

• the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

• being or existing in a specified place

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• something presented as a gift

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• bring forward and present to the mind

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• hand over formally

• offer for others to consider

• give, especially as an honor or reward

• give as a present; make a gift of

• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

• cause to come to know personally

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

• natural abilities or qualities

• a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

• position or state of being dominant or in control

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

• tending or directed upward

• most powerful or important or influential

• a strong liking

• an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

• branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

• held from above and hanging down

• feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

• not penitent or remorseful

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

• anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause