BROKENHEARTED Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

brokenhearted

adjective

ˈbrō-kən-ˈhär-təd

Definition of brokenhearted

as in heartbroken

feeling unhappiness she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended

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Recent Examples of brokenhearted The beautiful cat curled up and died the day after Houdini was put down, too brokenhearted to go on. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 Use this opportunity to play around with fun accessories and costume jewelry that won’t leave you brokenhearted if they get lost or damaged. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 Baby, a brokenhearted cat who arrived at the Kerrville Pets Alive shelter not too long ago, left a stable home for a noisy kennel environment after losing the most important person in his life. — Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Oct. 2025 One brokenhearted mother is one too many. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brokenhearted

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Adjective

Wright State University President Sue Edwards said the school community was heartbroken.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Micah’s life was taken far too soon, leaving his family, friends, teammates, and community heartbroken.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbroken

Adjective

Quietly depressed, a wife to Reuben (Tracy Letts, Coon’s real-life partner) and mother to Ella (Bella Ramsey) and Jo (Odessa Young), Rita holds a monotonous desk job at a bank by day, and tends to her family by night as part of her humdrum routine.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Sprague conceded Clancy had mental health issues and was depressed.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

However — here is the gold dust — the perfect blend is gay AND sad.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Top Plays from Broncos @ Chiefs Perhaps the only solace for the Broncos after a season of sky-high expectations opened with a flop is those sorts of sad adjectives belonged to everyone.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

But when an oblong ball hits the turf, there’s often an equal chance the other team will recover, so Harbaugh was predictably unhappy with his team’s four fumbles against Dallas.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
There's also the daunting task of keeping young conservatives engaged at a time when many of them are unhappy with party leaders.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of unhappy

Adjective

But this sleekly miserable noir about the aftermath of a feckless man’s confrontation with his wife’s younger lover transports the stuff of archetype into Putin’s Russia.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
The higher the price of gas goes, the more miserable Republicans become, and the more bettors see the Dems winning.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of miserable

Adjective

An upset win would not have redefined Miami as anything but a team taking necessary steps up from the foot of a mountain.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
First elected in 2020 in an upset race, Raman is running close to Bass in the Mayoral polls, and has seen an uptick as the campaign has kicked into post-summer high-gear.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

The term, once confined to technical science papers, has gripped Silicon Valley, steered trillions of dollars in investment and fanned fears of human displacement, or worse.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
That’s cool that people (liked it), but that’s bad ball security.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

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