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Definitions

heart-warming

ADJECTIVE
comforting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encouraging reassuring refreshing soothing
STRONG
abating allaying alleviating assuaging consoling curing freeing inspiriting invigorating lightening mitigating relieving remedying restoring revitalizing revivifying softening solacing succoring sustaining tranquilizing upholding warming
WEAK
analeptic consolatory health-giving
Antonyms
WEAK
aggravating depressing dispiriting distressing disturbing irritating upsetting worrying

Example Sentences

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"It was so heart-warming," she said of the hero's welcome she received all week.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Goldstein even got a heart-warming video message from her favourite Spice Girl, Baby.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Hilary Rosen, chair of Bafta's television committee, said: "The list includes heart-warming and heart-stopping surprises that got us all talking, and speaks to the power of great television to have real and lasting impact."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Since the beginning of the film series in 2014, Paddington Bear has grown to become a national treasure with fans of all ages through its heart-warming appeal.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

It was good to have something heart-warming to hope for in a place so poignantly associated with the past.

From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.