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. James Bible:

   They're absolutely positive that that is their brother and their son, this family has listened to it repeatedly over and over again in heartbreaking fashion.

2. The DuBose family:

   We're devastated, It's heartbreaking. The family is heartbroken.

3. Katy Hansen:

   It's heartbreaking enough when someone has to surrender an animal but when you see an animal brought in who is lost and scared and you know they're not ever going to go home it's really hard.

4. Anne Bremner:

   Getty Images/AP Alec Baldwin’s going to say … ‘ I relied on these people and this is a horrible thing. It is heartbreaking and I ca n’t believe it happened to this family but I should n’t be on trial, ’.

5. Laura Bray:

   This is a terrible crisis. We should be doing everything we can to give every single one of these patients the best chance of survival, it’s heartbreaking, and we must do better.