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
Adjective
  • Stewart is still thanked by gay fans by creating such a rare, highly visible (albeit sad) representation.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • My back hurt from that sad excuse for a chair (seriously, who designs dining chairs to feel like medieval torture devices?).
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Reports suggested that Daltrey was unhappy with Starkey’s playing on the night, and a number of songs were cut short.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 May 2025
  • Netflix In a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar, Ortega revealed that the massive success following 'Wednesday' actually left her unhappy.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • That would increase to 40% for productions outside of the Los Angeles area, or in economically depressed areas of Los Angeles.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 May 2025
  • Escorting the world's loneliest elephant across Asia In 2020, when most of the world was sealed up due to the COVID pandemic, Cher was flying around Asia fighting for Kaavan, a depressed elephant, stuck in a particularly nasty zoo in Pakistan.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • On the internet, though, he is deemed as the heartbroken, brooding type because ...
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 25 May 2025
  • Sherine Smith, a former Capistrano teacher and former Laguna Beach Unified School District superintendent, said the meeting’s tone left her heartbroken.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Angels left-hander began the season as one of their high leverage relievers, but a miserable outing in the season’s first week told him something wasn’t right.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 May 2025
  • Walker wears his emotions more viscerally than most players mired in such a miserable start.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Feisty, single, and prone to melancholy, Agathe works in Paris’ legendary Shakespeare and Company bookstore.
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
  • Part of this is undoubtedly the work of director Dean Fleischer Camp, who is best known for directing the equally charming and melancholy Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Nobody is going to feel sorry for you, so keep your head up and keep moving forward.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
  • That’s the million, sorry, billion-dollar question.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • But, are seed oils worse than saturated animal fats?
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Anything under par around here in these conditions isn't a bad score.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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“Heavyhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyhearted. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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