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Synonyms & Antonyms of unhappy
1
feeling unhappiness
- he's been unhappy ever since his family's move, which took him away from all his friends
Synonyms for unhappy
- bad,
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- cast down,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- doleful,
- down,
- down in the mouth,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- droopy,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- hangdog,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- heavyhearted,
- inconsolable,
- joyless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- melancholic,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mournful,
- sad,
- saddened,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched
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2
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
- she's trying to forget that whole unhappy attempt to start a business
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- blessed
- (also blest),
- favored,
- gifted,
- privileged
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3
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
- a guest unintentionally made unhappy reference to what is a painful situation for the family
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- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- fine,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- respectable,
- satisfactory,
- tolerable
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“Unhappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhappy. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of unhappy was in the 14th century
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