Glad and Heartbreaking

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Glad adjective - Experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight.

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Heartbreaking is an antonym for glad.

Nearby Words: gladness, gladly, gladsome, Glady

Heartbreaking adjective - Causing unhappiness.

Usage example: a heartbreaking story of a family torn asunder by war

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Glad is an antonym for heartbreaking.

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Heartbreaking and Glad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/glad/heartbreaking

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Heartbreaking or Glad. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/glad/heartbreaking.

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