Dreadful
Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.
Heartbreaking and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heartbreaking" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
Heartbreaking
Heartbreaking adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Usage example: the heartbreaking state of Main Street now that most of the businesses have closed
Dreadful and heartbreaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Heartbreaking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and dreadful
- pitiful and heartbreaking
- woeful and dreadful
- woeful and heartbreaking
- painful and dreadful
- painful and heartbreaking
- grievous and dreadful
- grievous and heartbreaking
- sad and dreadful
- sad and heartbreaking
- wretched and dreadful
- wretched and heartbreaking
- deplorable and dreadful
- deplorable and heartbreaking
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