Heartrending and Wistful

Heartrending

Heartrending adjective - Causing unhappiness.

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

Wistful

Wistful adjective - Showing pensive sadness.
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Synonyms for Wistful

Heartrending and wistful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartrending" instead an adjective "Wistful".

Nearby Word: wistfully
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Wistful and Heartrending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/wistful
Heartrending & Wistful. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/wistful>.
Wistful or Heartrending. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartrending/wistful.
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