as in heartbroken
feeling unhappiness
she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended
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Recent Examples of brokenhearted
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.
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Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Oct. 2025
One brokenhearted mother is one too many.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
What can be dizzying about the collection is the way traditional themes of Yiddish song and Hebrew liturgy — lyrics of resilience in the face of persecution, prayers of consolation for the brokenhearted, Lamentations read on Tisha B’Av — are recast with the Palestinians as their protagonists.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
If my random and unscientific survey of some French opinion at all represents the nation’s as a whole, then the debut of Donald Trump’s America has left some French triste — a bit sad, even brokenhearted, and also wary and vigilant.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
And having already proven her scary-movie bona fides with last year’s Heretic, Thatcher does a lot of the heavy lifting here, and brings a real sense of brokenhearted bewilderment, existential dread, and eventually, an avenging-angel sense of righteousness to Iris.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Alice Hulme from Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire in the U.K. might not have gone through what Simpson has physiologically but there's no doubting she's brokenhearted following the death of her French Bulldog, Paddington.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Oct. 2025
One brokenhearted mother is one too many.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
What can be dizzying about the collection is the way traditional themes of Yiddish song and Hebrew liturgy — lyrics of resilience in the face of persecution, prayers of consolation for the brokenhearted, Lamentations read on Tisha B’Av — are recast with the Palestinians as their protagonists.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
If my random and unscientific survey of some French opinion at all represents the nation’s as a whole, then the debut of Donald Trump’s America has left some French triste — a bit sad, even brokenhearted, and also wary and vigilant.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
And having already proven her scary-movie bona fides with last year’s Heretic, Thatcher does a lot of the heavy lifting here, and brings a real sense of brokenhearted bewilderment, existential dread, and eventually, an avenging-angel sense of righteousness to Iris.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Alice Hulme from Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire in the U.K. might not have gone through what Simpson has physiologically but there's no doubting she's brokenhearted following the death of her French Bulldog, Paddington.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brokenhearted
Adjective
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The family returned home heartbroken and frustrated, with no DNA testing conducted and no indication that the remains—or any other evidence—had been preserved or examined.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the human in me — my heart and my soul — was heartbroken.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Real wages remain depressed and economic growth has stalled.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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These options include simply selling their position through open-market sales, an exchange offer or a mandatory exchangeable bond, with proceeds potentially funding a large share buyback, which would be highly accretive to Fluor's EPS, especially at its currently depressed valuation.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As Morgan and Sasha chat it up at Noah’s family’s Purim party, a sad-eyed Esther stands off to the side, quietly watching the interaction.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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The footage shows Deiseroth’s demeanor teetering between sad and angry.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Manchester City 3-1 Bournemouth Sunderland vs Everton David Moyes has not been back on the touchline at the Stadium of Light since his unhappy spell in charge of Sunderland ended in relegation in 2017.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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But if Brown is that unhappy with his status on the team, perhaps moving him would be addition by subtraction, as Florio suggested.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kansas did an excellent job of pressuring the opposing ball-handlers, getting into shooters’ faces and making life miserable in general for the Cardinals.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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The flights were miserable, but the anxiety between trips was just as bad.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Certainly no other fan base will feel sorry for Blackhawks fans, but man, what Blackhawks fans wouldn’t give to be nitpicking a coach’s decision about who plays right wing on the fourth line again rather than checking out who’ll be available at the top of the draft in June.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Miss Manners is sorry to see the end of an ancient tradition that was one of the hallmarks of civilization.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For example, stress can induce short term issues like upset stomach, vomiting or diarrhea, while longer term stress can both cause and contribute to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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And so, unfortunately, people are upset about the comments.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The soundscape’s melancholy unease conveys a sense of people persisting against the chaos of the world.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Brokenhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brokenhearted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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