Hurtful and Saddening

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Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

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Saddening and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saddening" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

Saddening adjective - Causing unhappiness.

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Hurtful and saddening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Saddening".

Nearby Words: sadden, saddened

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Saddening and Hurtful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurtful/saddening

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