Synonyms & related words for heartbreak

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of heartbreak — including heartache, grief, heartsickness, anguish, woe, agony. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to heartbreak

Explore words related to heartbreak — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sorrow, sadness, sorrowfulness, brokenhearted, heartbroken, dolefulness, heartbrokenly, brokenheartedly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for heartbreak

Common synonyms for heartbreak include heartache, grief, heartsickness, anguish, woe, agony, desolation, desolateness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does heartbreak come from?

The word heartbreak breaks down into 2 roots of Old English origin: heart-, from Old English hertan (“heart”); and -break, from Old English brecan (“break”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.