HEARTSORE Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

heartsore

adjective

ˈhärt-ˌsȯr

Definition of heartsore

as in sad

feeling unhappiness a grandmother feeling heartsore and despondent when all her relatives left en masse after the holidays

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Adjective

Bao and Dani also get some votes, but Yangyang and Octavius get none, which is sad.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
But that selflessness comes to feel like the point of this lingering, resonantly sad film — above all else, an elegy for lives unseen and unknown.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

The feud shows no signs of ending, and Kate Middleton is reportedly heartbroken over it.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 18 July 2026
In 2017, administrators at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh were heartbroken to learn that hundreds of rare books, art prints and maps worth more than $8 million had been purloined from its rare books room.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of heartbroken

Adjective

The numbers are consistent with the depressed transit levels recorded over recent days since negotiations fell apart.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Like other OEMs, Samsung has boosted prices on its mid-range and budget offerings, which has depressed sales.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

Madrid’s World Cup players gradually began to return as their countries’ campaigns came to an end, including Federico Valverde after Uruguay’s miserable group-stage exit.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026
George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb will make life miserable for opposing secondaries.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of miserable

Adjective

The resulting track carries a hint of classic Athens melancholy while centering on one of Chura’s most hopeful songs to date.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 23 July 2026
His style, though, is still idiosyncratic—a particular mix of bedroom melancholy and broadband corruption.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of melancholy

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