heartbroken

adjective

heart·​bro·​ken ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən 

: overcome by sorrow

Synonyms of heartbroken

• sad
• unhappy
• depressed
• miserable
• sorry
• upset
• worried
• melancholy

Examples of heartbroken in a Sentence

not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be

was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died

Recent Examples on the Web

Remembering Jada Many remain heartbroken over Sellers' tragic death, including her teachers at Milford Mill Academy. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

The mysterious death of a missing New York City grandmother whose body was found in a drainage ditch outside a Las Vegas airport has left her family with more questions than answers, heartbroken relatives said Saturday. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Shuter also revealed that Ragland is heartbroken at the thought of her daughter being so far away. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026

Curiosity about the unknowable begins masquerading as intimacy, and you can be left feeling both heartbroken and filled with self-disgust. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heartbroken

• awoken
• betoken
• outspoken
• unbroken
• unspoken
• broken
• oaken
• spoken
• token
• woken