Synonyms for heartbreaking
ˈhɑrtˌbreɪ kɪŋheart·break·ing

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1. grievous, heartbreaking, heartrendingadjective

   causing or marked by grief or anguish

   "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

   Synonyms:
   serious, life-threatening, atrocious, flagitious, severe, weighty, grave, monstrous, heartrending, grievous, dangerous, heavy

   Antonyms:
   joyful

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1. List of paraphrases for "heartbreaking":

   heartrending, heart-wrenching, upsetting

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1. Tom West:

   It is absolutely heartbreaking what is happening in Afghanistan, it's the first thing I think about when I wake up. It's the last thing I think about before I go to bed. As you say there are millions of Afghans suffering and in many ways, they're suffering, not for decisions they made but for decisions that others made.

2. Marianne Gasser:

   The scenes we witnessed in Madaya were truly heartbreaking, the conditions are some of the worst that I have witnessed in my five years in the country. This cannot go on.

3. Olivia Thibou:

   It’s been heartbreaking and a rollercoaster ride for our family, it’s a lot to process and it all happened so fast. We are still trying to grasp what is going on.

4. Alex Azar:

   Neonatal abstinence syndrome is one of the most heartbreaking parts of the opioid crisis.

5. Lawmaker Jin Sunmee:

   Our justice system is too lenient to offenders and it is heartbreaking to think the system has missed its golden time to protect our children.