Synonyms for heartbroken
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Grief-stricken
broken-hearted, grief-stricken, inconsolable, disconsolate, heartsick, dejected, sorrowful, forlorn, despairing, discouraged, wretched, despondent, dispirited, mournful, melancholy, doleful, woebegone
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
When he told me he didn't want to see me anymore, I was heartbroken.
Example sentences
- inconsolable Since he died, she is inconsolable.
- disconsolate A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive.
- devastated Part of the island was devastated by the tsunamis.
- distraught This child is distraught and may lose his mind.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| heartbroken | rising | |
| inconsolable | rising | |
| disconsolate | rising | |
| devastated | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- forlorn2, doleful2
- 8 letters
- wretched2, dejected3, mournful2
- 9 letters
- sorrowful3, heartsick, woebegone3
- 10 letters
- devastated4, melancholy4, distraught2, despondent3, despairing3, dispirited4
- 11 letters
- discouraged3
- 12 letters
- inconsolable, disconsolate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forlorn2 = 2 syllables).