Heartrending
Heartrending adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son
Terrible and heartrending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Heartrending".
Terrible
Terrible adjective - Causing fear.
Heartrending and terrible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartrending" instead an adjective "Terrible".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbing and heartrending
- disturbing and terrible
- dismal and heartrending
- dismal and terrible
- painful and heartrending
- painful and terrible
- agonizing and heartrending
- agonizing and terrible
- poor and heartrending
- poor and terrible
- severe and heartrending
- severe and terrible
- extreme and heartrending
- extreme and terrible
Cite this Source
Terrible and Heartrending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/terrible
Heartrending & Terrible. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/terrible>.
Terrible or Heartrending. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/terrible.
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