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

Like Flannery O’Connor, Danny understands that the South is a place filled with contradictions, larger-than-life personalities, humor, heartbreak and unexpected grace. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Instead, like the Boston Red Sox and the ‘Curse of the Bambino‘, Mayo’s long years of heartbreak come wrapped in a cloud of superstitious folklore. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Lara is a sweet and relatable protagonist, and her firm dedication to picking herself up and trying to pave her own life after heartbreak is a strong hook to propel the rest of the story forward. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

The story looks at the passion and heartbreak of creative collaboration, and unfolds against the rising video game industry of the 1990s-2000s. — Brent Lang, Variety, 24 July 2026