Heartrending
Heartrending adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son
Horrible and heartrending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horrible" instead an adjective "Heartrending".
Horrible
Horrible adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Heartrending and horrible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartrending" instead an adjective "Horrible".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbing and heartrending
- disturbing and horrible
- dismal and heartrending
- dismal and horrible
- woeful and heartrending
- woeful and horrible
- vile and heartrending
- vile and horrible
- grievous and heartrending
- grievous and horrible
- bad and heartrending
- bad and horrible
- wretched and heartrending
- wretched and horrible
Cite this Source
Horrible and Heartrending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/horrible
Heartrending & Horrible. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/horrible>.
Horrible or Heartrending. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/horrible.
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