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grievous(hard, difficult, complex)
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sad(hard, difficult, complex, sympathy)
22
painful(hard, difficult, complex)
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dire(hard, difficult, complex)
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cruel(hard, difficult, complex)
20
severe(hard, difficult, complex)
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grave(hard, difficult, complex)
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hard(difficult, complex)
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profound(hard, difficult, intense, complex)
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serious(hard, difficult, complex)
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weighty(hard, difficult, complex)
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disturbing(hard, difficult, complex)
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troubled(hard, difficult, complex)
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heartbreaking(moving, sad, wretched, sympathy)
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pitiful(mean, poor, low, sad)
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distressing(mean, moving, low, sad)
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moving(mean, low, sad, tender)
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deplorable(mean, low, sad, unhappy)
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doleful(sad, unhappy, melancholy, wretched)
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harrowing
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APASmart Define. (2015). heartrending thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/heartrending/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "heartrending thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/heartrending/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, heartrending thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/heartrending/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "heartrending thesaurus" 20 July 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/heartrending/thesaurus/synonyms>