Synonyms
- bad
- blue
- brokenhearted
- cast down
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- disconsolate
- doleful
- down
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- droopy
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- hangdog
- heartsick
- heartsore
- heavyhearted
- inconsolable
- joyless
- low
- low-spirited
- melancholic
- melancholy
- miserable
- mournful
- sad
- saddened
- sorrowful
- sorry
- unhappy
- woebegone
- woeful
- wretched
Examples of heartbroken in a Sentence
not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be
was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died
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Madison is flawless in these closing scenes: stunned, heartbroken, unable to respond to the tentative romantic gestures of a Russian henchman who's taken a shine to her.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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A dog that chewed through a wall to see its owner has left the internet heartbroken.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Darling remembers her two kids running around the field the day it was dedicated, being both heartened and heartbroken.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
She was forced, heartbroken, to relinquish her babies to their respective genetic parents.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Dog Breeds For Your Perfect Match By Brian Dillon
Home & Travel Reporter
0
A dog that chewed through a wall to see its owner has left the internet heartbroken.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Darling remembers her two kids running around the field the day it was dedicated, being both heartened and heartbroken.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
She was forced, heartbroken, to relinquish her babies to their respective genetic parents.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbroken. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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