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

Creel’s fellow cast members have been sending a lot of love to Haskins since the sad news of his death broke.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026
In this Saved by the Bell superfan’s mind, that was not a sad thing.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire honored Macy at a county Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, telling community leaders that her death had left his office and the wider community heartbroken.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Daria’s heartbroken family declined to comment on her death Saturday.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of heartbroken

Adjective

In other words, support for white nationalism was higher among people living in more distressed or economically depressed places.

— James Bisbee, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
My idea of Sweden was based entirely on Scandi-noir dramas, all bleak landscapes, depressed people and woolly jumpers.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

Premiering in 2004 on Fox, The Swan cast women who self-reported as unhappy about their appearances in a grueling competition to see who could pull off the most profound physical transformation.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
More Florida customers dissatisfied Count Brandon Reich among Florida’s unhappy property insurance customers.

— Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of unhappy

Adjective

The Heat finished a miserable 15-67 that season, a year in which hope was sometimes hard to find among veterans.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
The Chargers have been horrendous through two games this season, and that's coming from a miserable Dolphins fan.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of miserable

Adjective

Viard describes the melancholy of her post-Chanel life in detail, describing herself as a ghost, haunted by the presence of Lagerfeld’s memory.

— Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
The fading studio carries a note of melancholy about the state of the film industry as AI advances.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of melancholy

Adjective

Chances are, your local Trader Joe’s has a selection that’s just as gourd—sorry—good.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
And with lead performances like Mays’ and Hamilton’s, the production is — sorry to do this here — worth your visit.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sorry

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