Antonyms for "happy"

Looking for the opposite of "happy"? Common antonyms include sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy.

Direct antonyms

sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dejected, downcast

Antonyms grouped

sadunhappymiserablegloomydejecteddowncast

Notes

Not every word has a true antonym. Where shades of meaning matter, the closest opposite is sometimes a "near-antonym" that fits the specific context you're writing in. Choose the one that matches your tone.

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