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heartbreaking
Synonyms and Antonyms of heartbreaking
- a heartbreaking story of a family torn asunder by war
depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, tearful, teary
- the heartbreaking state of Main Street now that most of the businesses have closed
deplorable, distressful, distressing, grievous, heartrending, lamentable, regrettable, tragic (also tragical), unfortunate, unlucky, woeful
affecting, doleful, moving, piteous, poignant, ruthful, touching
awful, dire, dreadful, fearful, severe, terrible
alarming, disturbing, perturbing, traumatic, unsettling
crushing, excruciating, harrowing, horrible, horrifying, intolerable, overwhelming, shocking, sickening, unbearable
- a heartbreaking attempt to escape that ends in disaster
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