Heartrending and Sweet
Opposite meaning words
Heartrending
Heartrending adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son
Sweet is an antonym for heartrending.
Sweet
Sweet adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.
Usage example: the glowing reviews of his novel were the sweetest things the writer had ever read
Heartrending is an antonym for sweet.
Cite this Source
Sweet and Heartrending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/sweet
Heartrending & Sweet. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/sweet>.
Sweet or Heartrending. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/sweet.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "heartrending" and "sweet" have occurred on timeline