Heartbroken
Heartbroken adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be
Joyless and heartbroken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joyless" instead an adjective "Heartbroken".
Joyless
Joyless adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: was utterly joyless after his bitter divorce
Heartbroken and joyless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartbroken" instead an adjective "Joyless".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and heartbroken
- melancholy and joyless
- dismal and heartbroken
- dismal and joyless
- downcast and heartbroken
- downcast and joyless
- dejected and heartbroken
- dejected and joyless
- depressed and heartbroken
- depressed and joyless
- sad and heartbroken
- sad and joyless
- unhappy and heartbroken
- unhappy and joyless
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