Brokenhearted
Brokenhearted adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended
Sad and brokenhearted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Brokenhearted".
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad
Brokenhearted and sad are semantically related. You can use "Brokenhearted" instead an adjective "Sad".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and brokenhearted
- melancholy and sad
- dismal and brokenhearted
- dismal and sad
- woeful and brokenhearted
- woeful and sad
- downcast and brokenhearted
- downcast and sad
- dejected and brokenhearted
- dejected and sad
- depressed and brokenhearted
- depressed and sad
- miserable and brokenhearted
- miserable and sad
Both words in one sentence
- In fanworks he ditches/dumps a sad/brokenhearted Wendy for Kyle which then she gets comforted by Cartman.
Source: Die For Our Ship / South Park -
On the one hand, it's sad to see poor, brokenhearted Ranka stand there, saying, "It can't be..." with a frozen smile on her face.
Source: Narm / Anime
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