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

In another bit of sad synchronicity, both the Raiders and Cardinals won just three games and fired their coaches last season.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Murphy referred to Lucas’ death as one of the saddest days of his life.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

Advocates unhappy with California AG Media advocacy group Free Press criticized California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Such promotions on social media and elsewhere might trigger some unhappy conversations between taxpayers and legitimate tax professionals.

— Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of unhappy

Adjective

Instead, medical guidelines typically recommend testosterone for men who report symptoms — including low libido and depressed mood — and have two blood tests confirming low levels of the hormone.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Yet her awakening is dampened by her depressed father and cruel stepmother Abby (Rebecca Hall).

— William Earl, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

Late in the Bears’ miserable offensive showing against the Vikings at a rainy Soldier Field, Williams was attempting to score the game’s first touchdown in the fourth quarter.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
However, the Royals can make life miserable for their division rivals.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of miserable

Adjective

The four romances are bittersweet, about love that is marked by melancholy, ends too soon, or never got a chance to begin.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Here, though, the melancholy sinks in, especially when O’Flynn’s parents (Marion Bailey and Paul Jesson) are concerned.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of melancholy

Adjective

This problem will only get worse, with new cancer cases projected to increase 67% by 2050.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
In a world where true-crime shows of both the fictional and nonfictional variety run rampant on our screens, that’s probably not a bad corporate strategy.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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