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heartbreaking

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of heartbreaking

1 causing unhappiness

  • a heartbreaking story of a family torn asunder by war
Synonyms of heartbreaking

depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, tearful, teary
Words Related to heartbreaking

deplorable, distressful, grievous, lamentable, unfortunate, woeful

discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing

affecting, moving, poignant, touching

discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting
Near Antonyms of heartbreaking

heartening, heartwarming, inspiring, stimulating, stirring, uplifting

agreeable, delightful, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome

exhilarating, thrilling
Antonyms of heartbreaking

cheering, cheery, glad, happy

2 of a kind to cause great distress

  • the heartbreaking state of Main Street now that most of the businesses have closed
Synonyms of heartbreaking

deplorable, distressful, distressing, grievous, heartrending, lamentable, regrettable, tragic (also tragical), unfortunate, unlucky, woeful
Words Related to heartbreaking

troublesome, vexatious

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

miserable, pitiful, sad, wretched

calamitous, disastrous

painful, raging, sharp
Near Antonyms of heartbreaking

gratifying, pleasing, rewarding, satisfying

comforting, encouraging, heartening

cheering, heartwarming, inspiring

fortunate, happy, lucky

3 deserving of one's pity

  • a heartbreaking attempt to escape that ends in disaster
Synonyms of heartbreaking

heartrending, miserable, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, rueful, sorry, wretched
Words Related to heartbreaking

deplorable, lamentable, regrettable

emotional, impressive, inspiring

affecting, moving, poignant, stirring, touching

awful, horrible, terrible

distressing, disturbing, upsetting

grievous, mournful, sad, sorrowful, woeful
Near Antonyms of heartbreaking

unimpressive, uninspiring

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