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. Hunter Biden:

   I've never missed a rally for my dad. The notion that I'm not standing next to him in Philadelphia, next to the Rocky statue, it's heartbreaking for me, it's killing me and it's killing him. Dad says, 'Be here.' Mom says, 'Be here.' But at what cost?

2. Kim Usman:

   It’s heartbreaking, really, to see the faces of these people in despair.

3. Lance Bottoms:

   It's heartbreaking that it's 2020 and this was a lynching of an African American man.

4. Marc Smith:

   This news is heartbreaking. Protecting vulnerable children who come to our attention is at the core of our mission at DCFS. All of us feel this loss.

5. Sean Anderson:

   The visuals are heartbreaking, even a person who knows nothing about biology can see how birds are affected.