Dreadful
Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.
Heartrending and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heartrending" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
Heartrending
Heartrending adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son
Dreadful and heartrending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Heartrending".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and dreadful
- pitiful and heartrending
- woeful and dreadful
- woeful and heartrending
- painful and dreadful
- painful and heartrending
- grievous and dreadful
- grievous and heartrending
- sad and dreadful
- sad and heartrending
- wretched and dreadful
- wretched and heartrending
- deplorable and dreadful
- deplorable and heartrending
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