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HEARTBREAKING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HEARTBREAKING?

Need another word that means the same as “heartbreaking”? Find 12 synonyms for “heartbreaking” in this overview.

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Heartbreaking as an Adjective
Definitions of "Heartbreaking" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Heartbreaking" as an adjective (12 Words)
Usage Examples of "Heartbreaking" as an adjective

The synonyms of “Heartbreaking” are: grievous, heartrending, distressing, upsetting, disturbing, sad, tragic, painful, traumatic, agonizing, harrowing, excruciating

Heartbreaking as an Adjective

Definitions of "Heartbreaking" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “heartbreaking” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Causing overwhelming distress; very upsetting.
Causing or marked by grief or anguish.

Synonyms of "Heartbreaking" as an adjective (12 Words)

agonizing	Extremely painful. There is an agonizing* choice to make.*
distressing	Causing distress or worry or anxiety. Distressing or disturbing news.
disturbing	Causing anxiety; worrying. Disturbing unemployment figures.
excruciating	Very embarrassing, awkward, or tedious. Excruciating back pain.
grievous	Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. His death was a grievous* blow.*
harrowing	Acutely distressing. It was a harrowing* experience.*
heartrending	Causing or marked by grief or anguish. The heartrending* words of Rabin s granddaughter.*
painful	Causing physical or psychological pain. Her ankle was very painful.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. She doesn t like sad* movies.*
tragic	Very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction. The tragic* parents reached the end of their tether.*
traumatic	Deeply disturbing or distressing. She was going through a traumatic* divorce.*
upsetting	Causing an emotional disturbance. A painful and upsetting* divorce.*