adjective as in sad
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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
adjective as in unfortunate, unlucky
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afflicted, cursed, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, misfortunate, unsuccessful, untoward, wretched
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Example Sentences
When you’re inspired or unhappy at work, it makes getting through the day a lot tougher.
He says if you put human beings in a situation where they have nothing to do, they’ll be intensely unhappy.
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ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Sunday that the Houston Texans’ quarterback is unhappy with the franchise and implied he could push for a trade.
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Then people raised concerns about me seeming unhappy at Google.
If they are sufficiently unhappy, actors could move to another studio for future projects, though their options may be limited.
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They are mean, unhappy and inspired only by their fatal selfishness.
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Jackson had several notable confrontations with cadets who were unhappy with him or who felt he had been unjust.
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Finally came the day she told her parents she was too unhappy to return.
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Yes, the stock market is booming but overwhelmingly Americans are unhappy with their economic situation—and for good reason.
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However, Native Americans unhappy about the white settlers pouring into the Ohio Valley were reportedly waiting to attack him.
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The unhappy applicant was naturally obliged to temporarily retire from the game, at all events for that night.
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Elizabeth, meanwhile, was filled with alarms respecting her daughter's unhappy infatuation.
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But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.
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For a man, I mean,' she added, 'because when a man's unhappy he's more easily tempted to suspicion than a woman is.'
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Thereupon the unhappy woman acted; the long suppressed outburst came at last.
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On this page you'll find 141 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unhappy, such as: depressed, despondent, miserable, not happy, sorry, and troubled.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.