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
Severe and heartbreaking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Severe" instead an adjective "Heartbreaking".
Severe
Severe adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: a severe winter that was among the coldest on record
Heartbreaking and severe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartbreaking" instead an adjective "Severe".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harsh and heartbreaking
- harsh and severe
- unpleasant and heartbreaking
- unpleasant and severe
- painful and heartbreaking
- painful and severe
- unbearable and heartbreaking
- unbearable and severe
- rugged and heartbreaking
- rugged and severe
- hard and heartbreaking
- hard and severe
- grievous and heartbreaking
- grievous and severe
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