Need another word that means the same as “heartbroken”? Find 11 synonyms for “heartbroken” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Heartbroken” are: brokenhearted, heartsick, anguished, suffering, grieving, grief-stricken, inconsolable, crushed, shattered, desolate, despairing
Heartbroken as an Adjective
Definitions of "Heartbroken" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “heartbroken” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Suffering from overwhelming distress.
- Full of sorrow.
Synonyms of "Heartbroken" as an adjective (11 Words)
| anguished | Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain. An anguished conscience. |
| brokenhearted | Full of sorrow. |
| crushed | (of cloth or paper) creased or crumpled. Crushed velvet. |
| desolate | (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness. A desolate Pennine moor. |
| despairing | Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. A despairing view of the world situation. |
| grief-stricken | Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. |
| grieving | Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. |
| heartsick | Full of sorrow. Too heartsick to fight back. |
| inconsolable | (of a person or their grief) not able to be comforted or alleviated. Inconsolable when her son died. |
| shattered | Ruined or disrupted. Our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity. |
| suffering | Troubled by pain or loss. A message of hope for suffering humanity. |
Usage Examples of "Heartbroken" as an adjective
- He was heartbroken at the thought of leaving the house.
