Synonyms and Antonyms of heartbreaking
1
causing unhappiness
- a heartbreaking story of a family torn asunder by war
depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, tearful, teary
deplorable, distressful, grievous, lamentable, unfortunate, woeful
discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing
affecting, moving, poignant, touching
discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting
heartening, heartwarming, inspiring, stimulating, stirring, uplifting
agreeable, delightful, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome
exhilarating, thrilling
2
of a kind to cause great distress
- 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
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
3
deserving of one's pity
- a heartbreaking attempt to escape that ends in disaster
deplorable, lamentable, regrettable
emotional, impressive, inspiring
affecting, moving, poignant, stirring, touching
awful, horrible, terrible
distressing, disturbing, upsetting
grievous, mournful, sad, sorrowful, woeful
