Antonyms for heartrending


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahrt-ren-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrtˌrɛn dɪŋ


Definition of heartrending

  • adj arousing deep sympathy
Example sentences :
  • The case of Nick, although sore enough in its way, was not so heartrending as that of Kate.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • I rolled about on the ground, uttering the most heartrending cries.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The scenes on the decks of the sinking liner were heartrending.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Now and again he let himself be caught by the heartrending accents of his wife.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • The next morning there came a heartrending letter from Aunt Ju.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • He lifted his face, swept them with a heartrending glance, and finished.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Sir Arthur uttered a heartrending cry and fell back in a faint.
  • Extract from : « The River of Darkness » by William Murray Graydon
  • Some of the scenes witnessed here were heartrending in the extreme.
  • Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
  • It is in this district that the loss of life has been heartrending.
  • Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker
  • His countenance bore the indications of heartrending sorrow.
  • Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid

Synonyms for heartrending

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