Broken
Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Sad and broken are semantically related in discouraged topic. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Broken".
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Broken and sad are semantically related in discouraged topic. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Sad".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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And the very typical of romance movies 'sad break up' music interlude where they're both sad and broken up without the other?
Source: Ho Yay / Film -
She looked very sad and broken when he didn't even turn, however loud she may deny her very personal interest at other times.
Source: Futile Hand Reach - It's understandable considering that no matter how much he could change, he'd still always be broken, but still, it's sad to see such a badass like him go.
Source: Too Cool to Live
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