Happy and Lugubrious
Opposite meaning words
Happy
Happy adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.
Lugubrious is an antonym for happy.
Lugubrious
Lugubrious adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: in Victorian times, people who could affect particularly lugubrious expressions were hired to march in funeral processions as professional mourners
Happy is an antonym for lugubrious.
Nearby Word: lugubriously
Cite this Source
Lugubrious and Happy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/happy/lugubrious
Happy & Lugubrious. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/happy/lugubrious>.
Lugubrious or Happy. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/happy/lugubrious.
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