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100 Best Synonyms for “Heavyhearted”

October 1, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abandoned Left alone and saddened.
2. aching Filled with dull emotional pain.
3. afflicted Troubled by suffering.
4. aggrieved Hurt by unfair treatment.
5. anguished Suffering intense emotional pain.
6. bereaved Saddened by someone’s death.
7. bereft Grieving a loss.
8. bitter Sad and resentful.
9. bleak Gloomy and without hope.
10. blue Sad or depressed.
11. bowed down Burdened by sorrow.
12. brokenhearted Deeply hurt by loss or love.
13. brooding Gloomily thoughtful.
14. burdened Troubled by emotional weight.
15. careworn Worn by worry or sorrow.
16. cast down Made sad or discouraged.
17. chapfallen Dejected or crestfallen.
18. cheerless Without happiness or warmth.
19. comfortless Lacking comfort or cheer.
20. crestfallen Sad after disappointment.
21. crushed Overwhelmed by sadness or disappointment.
22. cut up Very upset or distressed.
23. dejected Low in spirits.
24. depressed Very unhappy and low.
25. desolate Feeling lonely and sorrowful.
26. despondent Without hope or cheer.
27. disconsolate Unable to be comforted.
28. distressed Deeply upset or troubled.
29. doleful Showing deep sadness.
30. down Sad or unhappy.
31. downcast Sad and discouraged.
32. downhearted Sad and discouraged.
33. elegiac Mournfully reflective.
34. forlorn Lonely, sad, and abandoned.
35. full of grief Deeply grieving.
36. full of sorrow Deeply sad.
37. funereal Mournful like a funeral.
38. gloomy Darkly sad or pessimistic.
39. glum Quietly sad or sullen.
40. grave Serious and somber.
41. grief-stricken Overwhelmed by grief.
42. grieving Feeling sorrow after loss.
43. grim Gloomy and serious.
44. heartbroken Crushed by sorrow or disappointment.
45. heartsick Deeply sad or distressed.
46. heartsore Deeply wounded emotionally.
47. hopeless Feeling no hope.
48. hurt Emotionally wounded.
49. in low spirits Sad and lacking cheer.
50. in mourning Grieving after a death.
51. in the doldrums Sad or stagnant in mood.
52. inconsolable Too sad to be comforted.
53. joyless Lacking joy or pleasure.
54. lachrymose Tearful or mournful.
55. lamenting Expressing grief or sorrow.
56. let down Disappointed and saddened.
57. lonely Sad from being alone.
58. lonesome Lonely and sad.
59. low-spirited Feeling sad and gloomy.
60. lugubrious Excessively mournful or gloomy.
61. melancholy Quietly and deeply sad.
62. miserable Extremely unhappy.
63. moody Gloomy or changeably sad.
64. morose Gloomy and ill-tempered.
65. mournful Expressing or filled with grief.
66. mourning Grieving a death or loss.
67. muted Quietly restrained and sad.
68. nostalgic Sadly longing for the past.
69. oppressed Weighed down emotionally.
70. out of spirits Sad and lacking energy.
71. pained Hurt or saddened emotionally.
72. pensive Thoughtfully sad.
73. plaintive Sounding sad and mournful.
74. regretful Sad about something past.
75. rejected Hurt by refusal or exclusion.
76. remorseful Sad and guilty about wrongdoing.
77. rueful Sadly regretful.
78. sad Feeling sorrow or unhappiness.
79. saddened Made sad.
80. shattered Emotionally devastated.
81. solemn Serious and sad.
82. somber Grave, gloomy, and sad.
83. sore Emotionally hurt or tender.
84. sorrowful Full of sorrow.
85. sorry Feeling regret or sadness.
86. stricken Deeply affected by grief.
87. subdued Quiet and low in mood.
88. tearful Crying or near tears.
89. torn up Very upset and sad.
90. troubled Worried and unhappy.
91. uncomforted Still lacking comfort.
92. unconsoled Not comforted in sorrow.
93. unhappy Not happy; sad.
94. upset Unhappy and emotionally disturbed.
95. weighed down Burdened by sadness.
96. wistful Sadly longing for something.
97. woebegone Sad and miserable-looking.
98. woeful Full of woe or misery.
99. wounded Emotionally hurt.
100. wretched Very unhappy or miserable.

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