Bearable and Heartrending

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Bearable adjective - Capable of being endured.

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Heartrending is an antonym for bearable.

Heartrending adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son

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Bearable is an antonym for heartrending.

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Heartrending and Bearable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bearable/heartrending

Bearable & Heartrending. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bearable/heartrending>.

Heartrending or Bearable. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bearable/heartrending.

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