Definitions

broken heart

NOUN

heartache

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agony bitterness despair grief heartbreak misery pang sadness suffering torment

STRONG

affliction dejection depression despondency distress dolor hurting remorse torture

WEAK

heavy heart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer contentment delight gladness happiness health joy

STRONG

comfort hopefulness relief

NOUN

heartbreak

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agony anguish bitterness despair grief heartache pain remorse sorrow suffering torment woe

STRONG

affliction bale care desolation distress heartsickness regret rue torture

WEAK

heavy heart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer comfort contentment happiness health joy joyfulness

STRONG

relief

WEAK

love

NOUN

heavy heart

Synonyms

WEAK

aching heart agony of mind bathos bleeding heart heartache heaviness of heart pathos

NOUN

sadness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish grief heartache heartbreak hopelessness melancholy misery mourning poignancy sorrow

STRONG

blahs bleakness bummer cheerlessness dejection despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness distress dolefulness dolor downer dysphoria forlornness funk gloominess letdown listlessness moodiness mopes mournfulness sorrowfulness tribulation woe

WEAK

blue devils blue funk dismals downcastness grieving heavy heart the blues the dumps

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer delight happiness joy

STRONG

advantage benefit comfort

WEAK

gladness

Example Sentences

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I was lucky to get out with only a broken heart, not a broken life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"Ramadan without the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a very sad feeling, a feeling of having a broken heart," said worshipper Zeyad Mona.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The broadcaster Amplify Dot and singer Terri Walker simply posted broken heart emojis.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

I conclude not with a joke but with a proverb at the essence of most Jewish jokes: What is as whole as a Jew with a broken heart?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

At least he isn’t shackled under the stadium floor, Elisabet keeps saying, and I suppose even my broken heart can accept that as good fortune.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

broken heart

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