Downhearted
Downhearted adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state
Unhappy
Unhappy adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: he's been unhappy ever since his family's move, which took him away from all his friends
Downhearted is a synonym for unhappy in sad topic. You can use "Downhearted" instead an adjective "Unhappy", if it concerns topics such as happy.
Nearby Word: unhappily
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Related pairs
- low and downhearted
- low and unhappy
- down and downhearted
- down and unhappy
- melancholy and downhearted
- melancholy and unhappy
- downcast and downhearted
- downcast and unhappy
- dejected and downhearted
- dejected and unhappy
- depressed and downhearted
- depressed and unhappy
- blue and downhearted
- blue and unhappy
Cite this Source
Unhappy and Downhearted. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downhearted/unhappy
Downhearted & Unhappy. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downhearted/unhappy>.
Unhappy or Downhearted. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downhearted/unhappy.
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