Synonyms and related words :
affect, arrest the thoughts, assail the ear, be heard, be remembered, caress the ear, catch the thoughts, come home to, contact, gain a hearing, get across, get through to, get to, grab, hit, hit the mark, impress, impress forcibly, make oneself heard, never be forgotten, obsess, penetrate, rankle, reach, reach the ear, register, rock, sink in, smite, strike, strike hard, strike home, tell, traumatize