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tear-jerking
[
teer
-jur-ker ]
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tear-jerking
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR
TEAR-JERKING
sorrowful
adjective
very upset; grieving
affecting
afflicted
dejected
depressed
disconsolate
distressing
doleful
dolent
full of sorrow
grievous
heartbroken
heartrending
heavy-hearted
hurting
in mourning
in pain
in sorrow
lamentable
lugubrious
melancholy
miserable
mournful
painful
piteous
plaintive
rueful
ruthful
sad
sick at heart
singing the blues
sorry
tear-jerking
tearful
unhappy
woebegone
woeful
wretched
soupy
adjective
sentimental
affected
affectionate
bathetic
corny
demonstrative
dewy-eyed
dreamy
effusive
gushing
gushy
idealistic
impressionable
inane
insipid
jejune
languishing
lovey-dovey
loving
maudlin
mawkish
moonstruck
mushy
nostalgic
overacted
overemotional
passionate
pathetic
romantic
rosewater
saccharine
sappy
schmaltzy
silly
simpering
sloppy
slushy
soapy
sobby
soft
softhearted
soppy
sugary
sweet
syrupy
tear-jerking
tearful
tender
touching
vapid
visionary
weepy
touching
adjective
affecting, moving emotionally
compassionate
emotive
heart-rending
heartbreaking
impressive
melting
mind-blowing
pathetic
piteous
pitiable
pitiful
poignant
responsive
sad
stirring
stunning
sympathetic
tear-jerking
tender
wistful
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desideratum
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[dih-sid-
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rey
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rah
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