Heartrending and Provoking

Heartrending

Heartrending adjective - Causing unhappiness.

Provoking and heartrending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provoking" instead an adjective "Heartrending".

Provoking

Provoking adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.
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Synonyms for Provoking

Heartrending and provoking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartrending" instead an adjective "Provoking".

Nearby Words: provoke, provoked, provocation
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Provoking and Heartrending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/provoking
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