wrenchingly
In gut-wrenching fashion
In a manner that causes sharp emotional pain or anguish.
The adverb intensifies descriptions of difficult experiences: The film is wrenchingly honest about addiction.
She described, wrenchingly, the day her son disappeared.
It suggests something that twists or tears at the heart.
Intensely excessive in force
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- extremeFurthest from moderate
deeply · powerfully · severely · fiercely · consuming · piercing · searing · unbearably
Deep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- poignantEvoking keen emotion
tearful · devastating · heartrending · bittersweet · melancholy · lament · yearning · despair
Pulled into pieces
- partingAct of leaving another
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- departureAct of going away
leaving · uprooting · dislocation · displacement · letting go · severing · detachment · estrangement
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
extreme · deeply · powerfully · severely · fiercely · consuming · piercing · searing · unbearably · torturously
heartache
Deep emotional distress
poignant · tearful · devastating · heartrending · bittersweet · melancholy · lament · yearning · despair · mourning
torn
Pulled into pieces
departure · leaving · uprooting · dislocation · displacement · letting go · severing · detachment · estrangement · distance
stomach-churning
Causing visceral disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- sickeningCausing disgust or nausea
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
stabbing · twisting · gripping · clenching · convulsive · spasm · physical · bodily · visceral
wrenchinglygently
In a mild manner
mildly · softly · tenderly · soothingly · smoothly
wrenchinglysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
gradually · gently · seamlessly · effortlessly · fluidly
wrenchinglypainlessly
Without suffering or discomfort
comfortably · pleasurably · blissfully · pleasantly · comfortingly