Synonyms of heartache

heartache

noun

ˈhärt-ˌāk 

as in sorrow

deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved

the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorrow
• grief
• anguish
• heartbreak
• agony
• pain
• guilt
• woe
• suffering
• sorrowfulness
• remorse
• distress
• dolor
• misery
• despair
• melancholy
• depression
• shame
• regret
• torment
• sorriness
• affliction
• unhappiness
• oppression
• dolefulness
• dejection
• blues
• gloom
• wretchedness
• dreariness
• dumps
• heartsickness
• contrition
• despondency
• melancholia
• desolation
• gloominess
• joylessness
• glumness
• miserableness
• rue
• doldrums
• despondence
• downheartedness
• forlornness
• desolateness
• blue devils
• self-reproach
• self-pity
• disconsolateness
• woefulness
• mopes
• dispiritedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joy
• happiness
• ecstasy
• elation
• pleasure
• delight
• bliss
• euphoria
• glee
• jubilation
• exultation
• exhilaration
• exuberance
• rapture
• gladness
• cheerfulness
• joyousness
• mirth
• joyfulness
• blessedness
• cheer
• felicity
• cheeriness
• merriment
• humor
• optimism
• gaiety
• merrymaking
• lightheartedness
• jollity
• joviality
• gayness
• blissfulness
• hopefulness
• gleefulness
• enjoyment
• elatedness
• gladsomeness
• rapturousness
• mirthfulness
• contentment
• content
• sunniness
• contentedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heartache

This was a three-day decision with lots and lots of heartache. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Over the course of more than twelve hours, the actor pings between heartache and euphoria. — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

The record offered an unflinching look at her struggles with substance abuse and heartache. — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Success for the puppies and for the organization and for the people in need who ultimately get the dogs, means some heartache for them. — Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026