Antonyms of adj happy

4 senses of happy

Sense 1
happy (vs. unhappy) -- (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage")

unhappy (vs. happy) -- (experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad")
        => lovesick -- (languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys")
        => miserable, suffering, wretched -- (very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages")

Sense 2
felicitous, happy -- (marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome")

INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate -- (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned")

Sense 3
glad, happy -- (eagerly disposed to act or to be of service; "glad to help")

INDIRECT (VIA willing) -> unwilling -- (not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts")

Sense 4
happy, well-chosen -- (well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words")

INDIRECT (VIA felicitous) -> infelicitous -- (not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy")

Similarity of adj happy

4 senses of happy

Sense 1
happy (vs. unhappy) -- (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage")
       => blessed -- (characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time")
       => blissful -- (completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance")
       => bright -- (characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay")
       => golden, halcyon, prosperous -- (marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade")
       => laughing (prenominal), riant -- (showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children")
          Also See-> cheerful#1; contented#1, content#1; glad#1; elated#1; euphoric#1; felicitous#1; joyful#1; joyous#1

Sense 2
felicitous, happy -- (marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome")
       => fortunate (vs. unfortunate) -- (having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice")

Sense 3
glad, happy -- (eagerly disposed to act or to be of service; "glad to help")
       => willing (vs. unwilling) -- (disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers")

Sense 4
happy, well-chosen -- (well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words")
       => felicitous (vs. infelicitous) -- (exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker")