Synonyms of heartbroken

heartbroken

adjective

ˈhärt-ˌbrō-kən 

1

as in sad

feeling unhappiness

not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sad
• unhappy
• depressed
• miserable
• sorry
• upset
• worried
• melancholy
• disappointed
• bad
• sorrowful
• heartsick
• saddened
• dejected
• inconsolable
• hopeless
• uneasy
• mournful
• troubled
• crestfallen
• brokenhearted
• despondent
• disconsolate
• downcast
• forlorn
• distressed
• melancholic
• woebegone
• doleful
• glum
• gloomy
• joyless
• suicidal
• blue
• wretched
• woeful
• downhearted
• hangdog
• discouraged
• depressing
• droopy
• heavyhearted
• heartsore
• down
• grieving
• low-spirited
• down in the mouth
• aggrieved
• tearful
• despairing
• low
• disheartened
• sunk
• cast down
• dispirited
• weeping
• regretful
• anguished
• somber
• bleak
• unquiet
• desolate
• agonized
• plaintive
• morbid
• wailing
• lachrymose
• lugubrious
• morose
• rueful
• sullen
• dolorous
• cheerless
• elegiac
• dark
• gray
• dismal
• dreary
• comfortless
• black
• funereal
• saturnine
• drear
• darkening
• murky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy
• glad
• joyful
• joyous
• ecstatic
• delighted
• jubilant
• cheerful
• blissful
• gleeful
• cheery
• excited
• upbeat
• buoyed
• buoyant
• exuberant
• enraptured
• euphoric
• exultant
• sunny
• rapturous
• merry
• hopeful
• optimistic
• chipper
• jovial
• jolly
• overjoyed
• rhapsodic
• elated
• mirthful
• exhilarated
• blithe
• jocular
• gladdened
• sanguine
• rosy
• jocose
• entranced
• spirited
• encouraged
• gladsome
• thrilled
• satisfied
• energetic
• smiling
• vital
• vivacious
• laughing
• pleased
• content
• lively
• frisky
• blithesome
• gratified
• perky
• jocund
• animated
• bouncing
• careless
• sprightly
• peppy
• unconcerned
• lightsome
• heartened
• jaunty
• carefree
• grinning
• springy
• lighthearted
• cavalier
• zippy
• easygoing
• boon
• insouciant
• sprightful
• beaming
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

2

as in weeping

expressing or suggesting mourning

was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weeping
• mournful
• funeral
• grieving
• bitter
• sad
• sorry
• wailing
• anguished
• unhappy
• regretful
• sorrowful
• tearful
• aching
• melancholy
• depressed
• agonized
• lamentable
• crying
• doleful
• plaintive
• rueful
• lugubrious
• somber
• woeful
• dolorous
• plangent
• bleak
• heartsick
• dark
• morbid
• funereal
• bemoaning
• dejected
• inconsolable
• bewailing
• dolesome
• deploring
• pathetic
• miserable
• despondent
• dispirited
• disconsolate
• crestfallen
• brokenhearted
• downcast
• elegiac
• forlorn
• moody
• keening
• desolate
• woebegone
• downhearted
• glum
• careworn
• bleeding
• gloomy
• heartsore
• suffering
• darkening
• groaning
• moaning
• howling
• morose
• pessimistic
• black
• dirgelike
• gray
• sullen
• bawling
• low-spirited
• piteous
• cheerless
• wretched
• joyless
• low
• dismal
• triste
• dreary
• comfortless
• saturnine
• yammering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy
• joyful
• delighted
• triumphant
• cheerful
• smiling
• laughing
• bright
• cheery
• rejoicing
• joyous
• hopeful
• optimistic
• merry
• blissful
• exulting
• jolly
• buoyant
• cheering
• encouraging
• lighthearted
• ecstatic
• mirthful
• blithe
• glorying
• giddy
• euphoric
• rapturous
• rhapsodic
• elated
• blithesome
• heady
• jocund
• exhilarated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heartbroken

The beloved bald eagle and her partner, Shadow, had fans across the world captivated through Friends of Big Bear Valley's live-stream nest camera, and Jackie's death has left thousands heartbroken. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Lyman Dawkins, mayor of Gaffney, said he was heartbroken over news of the shooting. — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Neighbors of the family told WABC they are heartbroken over the tragedy. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Followers were heartbroken that their idol had, potentially, signed away his creation. — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026