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

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 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

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 story of Superman’s young cousin never achieved liftoff, brought down by miserable reviews and a lack of familiarity with Krypton’s far less famous refugee.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 16 July 2026
Spurs evolved from a side who did not press well and could not progress the ball through the middle of the pitch through Frank’s miserable period and Tudor’s hapless interlude, to a side who tried to do exactly those things.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 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

Adjective

The situation is particularly bad in France, which has already recorded more than 300 wildfires this year, compared to an annual average of 93, according to the EFFIS.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Anderson’s injury record is slightly worse by virtue of a stress fracture in his back that kept him out for four months in the middle of the 2023-24 season, but over the two subsequent campaigns both have been near-constantly available.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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