Heartbroken
Heartbroken adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Widowed and heartbroken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Widowed" instead an adjective "Heartbroken".
Widowed
Widowed adjective - Single because of death of the spouse.
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Synonyms for Widowed
Heartbroken and widowed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heartbroken" instead an adjective "Widowed".
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Related pairs
- woeful and heartbroken
- woeful and widowed
- depressed and heartbroken
- depressed and widowed
- sad and heartbroken
- sad and widowed
- desolate and heartbroken
- desolate and widowed
- distressing and heartbroken
- distressing and widowed
- lamentable and heartbroken
- lamentable and widowed
- sorrowful and heartbroken
- sorrowful and widowed
Both words in one sentence
- A woman, often elderly, usually widowed or heartbroken, goes to a convent to take refuge from the world, or perhaps an Arranged Marriage or to escape from an abusive marriage already in effect.
Source: Taking the Veil
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