unhappy

[uhn-hap-ee] / ʌnˈhæp i /

ADJECTIVE

sad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depressed despondent miserable not happy sorry

STRONG

troubled

WEAK

bleak blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless crestfallen dejected destroyed disconsolate discouraged dismal dispirited distressed doleful down down and out down in the mouth downbeat downcast downhearted dragged dreary forlorn gloomy grim heavy-hearted hurting in a blue funk in pain in the dumps let-down long-faced low melancholy mirthless mournful saddened sorrowful teary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful elated happy hopeful joyful

WEAK

glad joyous

ADJECTIVE

unfortunate, unlucky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calamitous unfortunate

WEAK

afflicted cursed hapless ill-fated ill-starred luckless misfortunate unsuccessful untoward wretched

Antonyms

WEAK

fortunate lucky timely

Example Sentences

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Unhappy people judge others and, whatever you think about that letter writer, he did not seem unhappy to me.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Some Chelsea fans are planning to protest against their owners, BlueCo, at Wembley before Saturday's FA Cup final and Songer understands why they are so unhappy.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Dillon: Some people were unhappy, so production was scrambling for certain cast members.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The romance novelist Carley Fortune went from being unhappy at her 9-to-5 job to selling millions of books.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It exhaled and sat back against the corner, looking unhappy.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

unhappy

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