Synonyms of heart

heart

noun

ˈhärt 

1

as in kindness

the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune

those who refuse to contribute to the fund for the famine victims must have no heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kindness
• sympathy
• compassion
• feelings
• feeling
• humanity
• mercy
• pity
• generosity
• sensitivity
• ruth
• kindliness
• love
• responsiveness
• charity
• commiseration
• affection
• sensibility
• kindheartedness
• good-heartedness
• regard
• warmheartedness
• softheartedness
• largeheartedness
• bigheartedness
• empathy
• affinity
• rapport
• humanism
• goodwill
• humaneness
• altruism
• philanthropy
• humanitarianism
• benignity
• benevolence
• benignancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• inhumanity
• coldness
• disinterest
• callousness
• cruelty
• hatred
• unconcern
• mercilessness
• pitilessness
• hard-heartedness
• coldheartedness
• hostility
• harshness
• inhumanness
• animosity
• dislike
• antipathy

2

as in center

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• center
• capital
• hub
• mecca
• core
• focus
• nucleus
• base
• seat
• locus
• central
• nexus
• epicenter
• navel
• axis
• playground
• ground zero
• headquarters
• nerve center
• eye
• cynosure
• omphalos
• where it's at
• essence
• soul
• attraction
• hot spot
• hive
• magnet
• hotbed
• kernel
• pith
• deep
• nub
• thick
• happy hunting ground
• quintessence
• playland
• lodestone
• polestar

3

as in courage

strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger

never lost heart while she was lost in the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courage
• heroism
• gallantry
• bravery
• courageousness
• prowess
• nerve
• valor
• daring
• stoutness
• fearlessness
• pecker
• guts
• virtue
• intrepidity
• bottle
• hardihood
• gutsiness
• intrepidness
• dauntlessness
• daringness
• fortitude
• greatheartedness
• stamina
• grit
• intestinal fortitude
• backbone
• doughtiness
• stomach
• mettle
• spunk
• determination
• fiber
• gumption
• perseverance
• endurance
• temper
• tenacity
• moxie
• resolution
• pluck
• boldness
• audacity
• pluckiness
• gall
• temerity
• effrontery
• cheek
• cojones
• brazenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cowardice
• timidity
• weakness
• softness
• cowardliness
• fearfulness
• cold feet
• feebleness
• spinelessness
• faintheartedness
• timorousness
• impotence
• cravenness
• poltroonery
• hesitation
• dastardliness
• indecision
• mousiness
• ineffectualness
• indecisiveness
• irresolution

4

as in core

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system

avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• core
• essence
• root
• kernel
• point
• meat
• nucleus
• sum
• bottom line
• crux
• centerpiece
• sum and substance
• pith
• pivot
• gist
• nub
• keynote
• net
• subject
• the long and short
• theme
• tenor
• direction
• body
• content
• nubbin
• bull's-eye
• meat and potatoes
• course
• substance
• drift
• thesis
• hypothesis
• proposition
• purport

5

as in soul

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions

deep down in her heart, she knew he was telling the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soul
• mind
• gut
• breast
• core
• bosom
• bone(s)
• blood
• inside
• belly
• conscience
• quick
• heartstrings
• inner space

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heart

Someone has probably told you that laughter is the best medicine, but in Cat Cohen’s case, a combination of arthroscopic heart surgery and actual, honest-to-God confronting her feelings onstage has proven an effective long-term care plan. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026

Conrad and his brother Marcel Schlumberger went on to create the first well logs—using electric cables for subsurface readings, producing outputs that resembled EKG heart monitor readings. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Olive oil is a powerhouse and comes with many health benefits, such as fighting diabetes, boosting heart and gut health, strengthening bones, and reducing high blood pressure. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026

At one point, the new members crowded along the railing, throwing up peace signs, thumbs-ups and heart hands. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Phrases Containing heart

• change of heart
• eat one's heart out
• eating one's heart out
• lose heart
• lose one's heart (to)
• set one's heart on