heavyhearted

adjective

ˈhe-vē-ˈhär-təd How to pronounce heavyhearted (audio)
Definition of heavyheartednext
as in sad
feeling unhappiness she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyhearted
  1. sad
  2. unhappy
  3. depressed
  4. heartbroken
  5. miserable
  6. melancholy
  7. sorry
  8. bad
Adjective
  • But nothing in life is sadder than a reality television person who doesn't know when to retire.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Air France regrets this sad event and expresses its sincere condolences.
    Michael D. Carroll AND Theo Burman, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • In 2018, Butler was months away from potentially becoming a free agent (as is the case now) and was unhappy with the Timberwolves (as is the case now, just with the Heat).
    Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • That’s a sure sign coaches are unhappy with aspects of a player’s performance.
    Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Many people were really unhappy, depressed and angry, frustrated.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
  • If Richard wanted to die, suicide-by-cop is sometimes a choice for those who are desperate and depressed.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • Probably train tomorrow for my sanity, but just frustrated and heartbroken.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Her owner recently passed away unexpectedly, and Eartha was left heartbroken.
    Maryanne Dell, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • Here’s a player who never takes his foot off the gas, who can make life miserable for the opposition in front of the net and in the corners, and who fills the net to boot.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Yet their return to the longer format in the second half of 2024 was almost unremittingly miserable.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of miserable
Adjective
  • The Heat’s 36-point loss to the NBA’s fifth-worst team over the weekend marked their third-largest home defeat in the last two decades and kept them hovering around .500 as a melancholy cloud hangs over the franchise’s head.
    James Jackson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The melancholy song reaches a new high on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of melancholy
Adjective
  • There’s no room for feeling sorry for ourselves in the NBA, in life in general.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The teen’s attorney, Bob Dunlap, said at the time his client was sorry for what occurred.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of sorry
Adjective
  • Some of them haven't been that bad, and some of them have been egregious.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • During the worst of the firestorm Tuesday, the winds were so bad that air operations were suspended.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of bad
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heavy-handedness

heavyhearted

heavy hitter

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