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
Pitiful is a synonym for heartbreaking in sad topic. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Heartbreaking", when it comes to topics like disappointing.
Pitiful
Pitiful adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
Usage example: pitiful orphans who had lost everything in the war
Heartbreaking is a synonym for pitiful in poor topic. You can use "Heartbreaking" instead an adjective "Pitiful", if it concerns topics such as distressing, pathetic.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- moving and heartbreaking
- moving and pitiful
- woeful and heartbreaking
- woeful and pitiful
- grievous and heartbreaking
- grievous and pitiful
- unfortunate and heartbreaking
- unfortunate and pitiful
- sad and heartbreaking
- sad and pitiful
- miserable and heartbreaking
- miserable and pitiful
- wretched and heartbreaking
- wretched and pitiful
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