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
Mournful is a synonym for heartbroken. In some cases you can use "Mournful" instead an adjective "Heartbroken".
Mournful
Mournful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: she had such a mournful expression that someone teasingly asked if her dog had died
Heartbroken is a synonym for mournful in dismal topic. You can use "Heartbroken" instead an adjective "Mournful", if it concerns topics such as sad, sorrowful.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and heartbroken
- melancholy and mournful
- woeful and heartbroken
- woeful and mournful
- dejected and heartbroken
- dejected and mournful
- sad and heartbroken
- sad and mournful
- unhappy and heartbroken
- unhappy and mournful
- miserable and heartbroken
- miserable and mournful
- despondent and heartbroken
- despondent and mournful
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