heavy-hearted
Weighted with grief
Heavy-hearted describes a state of sadness, grief, or emotional burden.
The heart metaphorically carries weight when weighed down by sorrow or worry: She left the funeral heavy-hearted.
The term is somewhat literary, appearing more often in writing than speech.
The opposite is light-hearted.
Filled with grief
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- forlornSad and abandoned
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
- lugubriousExaggeratedly mournful in manner
morose · somber · glum · downcast · crestfallen · disconsolate · mournful · woeful
Made heavy by burden
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
afflicted · encumbered · taxed · strained · overburdened · beset · careworn · world-weary
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- lossBeing without something
grieving · bereft · inconsolable · tears · sorrow · lamentation · woe · desolation
Sadly longing for something
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
bittersweet · aching · rueful · sentimental · regretful · reminiscent · lovelorn · lovesick
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- fatalisticBelieving events are inevitable
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
- desolateBleak and abandoned
disheartened · discouraged · defeated · broken · crushed · inconsolable · languishing · stricken
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- regretfulFeeling sorrow over actions
- guilt-riddenTormented by remorse
- repentantFeeling sorrow for misdeeds
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
contrite · ashamed · conscience-stricken · self-reproach · penitent · sorry · culpable · blameworthy
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- solemnSerious and dignified
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
ruminative · thoughtful · meditative · musing · subdued · grave · serious · quiet
sorrowful
Filled with grief
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- forlornSad and abandoned
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
lugubrious · morose · somber · glum · downcast · crestfallen · disconsolate · mournful · woeful · plaintive
weighed down
Made heavy by burden
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
troubled · afflicted · encumbered · taxed · strained · overburdened · beset · careworn · world-weary · weighted
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
loss · grieving · bereft · inconsolable · tears · sorrow · lamentation · woe · desolation · misery
wistful
Sadly longing for something
homesick · bittersweet · aching · rueful · sentimental · regretful · reminiscent · lovelorn · lovesick · heartsick
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- fatalisticBelieving events are inevitable
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
desolate · disheartened · discouraged · defeated · broken · crushed · inconsolable · languishing · stricken · downhearted
remorseful
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- regretfulFeeling sorrow over actions
- guilt-riddenTormented by remorse
- repentantFeeling sorrow for misdeeds
rueful · contrite · ashamed · conscience-stricken · self-reproach · penitent · sorry · culpable · blameworthy · apologetic
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- solemnSerious and dignified
introspective · ruminative · thoughtful · meditative · musing · subdued · grave · serious · quiet · still
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- ___-hearted wordswarm-hearted, soft-hearted, big-hearted, good-hearted, half-hearted
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
- burdenedburdened, laden, loaded, weighed down, overburdened
heavy-heartedlighthearted
Cheerful and without worry
light-hearted · buoyant · cheerful · joyful · carefree