as in sad
feeling unhappiness
she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyhearted
Adjective
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As major college athletics continues to shift into for-profit, these types of sad measures are expected to continue, and private equity will continue to creep in.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026 -
And such a sad story for Positano, and this whole region.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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There were also rumblings that Banchero was unhappy with Mosley, which began as early as November and continued throughout the season.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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People are unhappy on a grand scale.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Researchers believe inbreeding led to depressed survival rates in pups.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sam is very depressed and feels lonely and isolated.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Gloria, her son, and Rickman moved to an apartment in the town of Tumwater in September 2021, and her heartbroken parents chose to sell their hotel.—
Paul LaRosa,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The 17-year-old boy knifed to death during a clash with a stranger on a Bronx street was preparing to graduate and looking forward to his prom, his heartbroken mother said Thursday.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Women say the women’s restrooms also are miserable, too.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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The Timberwolves, in general, and Jaden McDaniels, specifically, made life miserable for Murray in Game 6.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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These flashes of melancholy or yearning give the record complexity and depth, as well as stopping it from devolving into wackiness.—
Alastair Shuttleworth,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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The specific kind of melancholy that only exists between Halloween and the first real snow.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some personalities, though, just will never make the cut – sorry, Jar Jar.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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This is beyond insane, and a sorry excuse for the state of the Supreme Court.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Or worse, to turn it into a sort of prison sentence.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Still, from his horns and tattoos to the double-bladed lightsaber, Maul's bad-guy chic was hard to beat.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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“Heavyhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyhearted. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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