HEAVY HEARTEDNESS Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

heavyhearted

adjective

ˈhe-vē-ˈhär-təd

Definition of heavyhearted

as in sad

feeling unhappiness she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything

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Adjective

Biden as the progressive hero, and Obama as the sad, weak appendage to the Reagan era.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
But my partner’s son is sad his own father is also less involved but doesn’t see the cause.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 29 July 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

The rest were overseas — many of them belonging to impoverished locals living in conflict zones or economically depressed regions where other employment options are scarce.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
The adviser told me that, even without drastically expanding the budget or upending the financial markets, Burnham could borrow a bit more to finance public-infrastructure investments and channel money to depressed regions.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

The families of these men and women grieving, heartbroken, yet filled with pride.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Nearly everything Irene does here is monstrous, and yet Corsini never stops encouraging viewers to search for the heartbroken woman suddenly obscured by a wild avatar of self-protection.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Definition of heartbroken

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

Elsewhere, sharp use is made of a playful score by longtime Johnson collaborator Jay McCarrol, with sleepy piano passages echoing underlying notes of melancholy.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
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

Definition of melancholy

Adjective

The period of military rule has fared worse than previous civilian governments, analysts say, with armed groups increasing their footprint across the country and the Sahel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
At one point, King and backup center Nick Samac had a bad exchange on a shotgun snap.

— Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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