Synonyms
- bad
- blue
- brokenhearted
- cast down
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- disconsolate
- doleful
- down
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- droopy
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- hangdog
- heartsick
- heartsore
- heavyhearted
- inconsolable
- joyless
- low
- low-spirited
- melancholic
- melancholy
- miserable
- mournful
- sad
- saddened
- sorrowful
- sorry
- unhappy
- woebegone
- woeful
- wretched
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
Wood was heartbroken, but for Beja, the loss was disastrous.
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Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Fanny, heartbroken, thinks that her lover has simply abandoned her without warning, but her mother, Camille (Valérie Lemercier), suspecting foul play, conducts her own investigation, and plans to inform the police.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Arthur showed the heartbroken girl a porcelain plate repaired with kintsugi, the Japanese art of fixing broken things with gold.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
As his close family members look on in heartbroken silence, Ovidiu tells his story for the camera.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Truly heartbroken about what my fellow actors went through.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The heartbroken father of Laken Riley is opening up about his late 22-year-old daughter, who was gruesomely murdered while jogging on the University of Georgia campus in February.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Her case was cold, and the heartbroken matriarch was desperate for answers.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
For reasons that are far beyond anything the mortal brain can attempt to ascertain, MJ seems both shocked and heartbroken.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Fanny, heartbroken, thinks that her lover has simply abandoned her without warning, but her mother, Camille (Valérie Lemercier), suspecting foul play, conducts her own investigation, and plans to inform the police.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Arthur showed the heartbroken girl a porcelain plate repaired with kintsugi, the Japanese art of fixing broken things with gold.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
As his close family members look on in heartbroken silence, Ovidiu tells his story for the camera.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Truly heartbroken about what my fellow actors went through.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The heartbroken father of Laken Riley is opening up about his late 22-year-old daughter, who was gruesomely murdered while jogging on the University of Georgia campus in February.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Her case was cold, and the heartbroken matriarch was desperate for answers.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
For reasons that are far beyond anything the mortal brain can attempt to ascertain, MJ seems both shocked and heartbroken.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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