Brokenhearted
Brokenhearted adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended
Plaintive and brokenhearted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintive" instead an adjective "Brokenhearted".
Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: the puppy's plaintive expression after we put the toy away was rather amusing
Brokenhearted and plaintive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brokenhearted" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and brokenhearted
- melancholy and plaintive
- woeful and brokenhearted
- woeful and plaintive
- depressed and brokenhearted
- depressed and plaintive
- sad and brokenhearted
- sad and plaintive
- unhappy and brokenhearted
- unhappy and plaintive
- miserable and brokenhearted
- miserable and plaintive
- wretched and brokenhearted
- wretched and plaintive
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