Synonyms of heartbreak

heartbreak

noun

ˈhärt-ˌbrāk 

as in sorrow

deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved

I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heartbreak

In it for the long haul For Singh, Punjabi country opened avenues to tell simple stories about faith, love and heartbreak, specific to the experiences of Punjabi immigrants in North America. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Every moment of laughter, of heartbreak, of anger, of joy was for you. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026

Penn State regularly contended for New Year’s Six bowls but lost the close, important games so often that fans braced for heartbreak. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

In the original film, Bullock’s Sally faced heartbreak and welcomed love by the end of the film. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026