Joyful and Joyless

Opposite meaning words

Joyful adjective - Experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight.

Usage example: the news of the child's safe return made us all joyful

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Joyless is an antonym for joyful.

Nearby Words: joy, joyless, joyfully, joyed

Joyless adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: was utterly joyless after his bitter divorce

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Joyful is an antonym for joyless in unhappy topic.

Nearby Words: joy, joyful, joyfully, joylessly

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