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

But beneath the swagger is a romantic with a talent for heartbreak. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Concert tickets are more expensive than ever, so locking your plans down in advance can save you the heartbreak of buying expensive, last-minute tickets and missing out on your favorite artists. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits. — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Her family and her community, the one that embraced her through her heartbreak and loss, are her focus now. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026