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. Jim Kenney:

   The uptick in gun violence that we’ve seen across the nation and right here in Philadelphia is heartbreaking.

2. Joseph Marxs:

   This has been a heartbreaking case, i think it has had a profound effect on every single person who sat through this trial.

3. Richard Chow:

   I told him to fight the bankruptcy, i didn't know he'd make that decision. Very heartbreaking.

4. Lauri Nelson-Jones:

   Our thoughts are with Robert at this time. It is rather unimaginable what he must be feeling and thinking, it is a horrific, unfortunate, heartbreaking situation.

5. Christine Lagarde:

   As the G20 leaders gather in Turkey this weekend, they will have on their minds heartbreaking images of displaced people fleeing countries gripped by armed conflict and economic distress, migration is a global issue. We must all work together to address it.