Synonyms of unhappily

unhappily

adverb

ˌən-ˈha-pə-lē 

as in bitterly

with feelings of bitterness or grief

an unhappily married couple being counseled by a professional

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bitterly
• sadly
• sorrowfully
• painfully
• mournfully
• hard
• regretfully
• resentfully
• ruefully
• dolefully
• sharply
• woefully
• harshly
• lugubriously
• wretchedly
• grievously
• plaintively
• dolorously
• sorely
• severely
• agonizingly
• inconsolably
• wailfully
• hardly
• despairingly
• dejectedly
• dispiritedly
• cheerlessly
• disconsolately
• sullenly
• miserably
• despondently
• glumly
• distressfully
• abjectly
• forlornly
• morosely
• dismally
• drearily
• joylessly
• pessimistically
• gloomily
• darkly
• somberly
• dourly
• distressingly
• acutely
• keenly
• mirthlessly
• cruelly
• blackly
• poignantly
• ill
• downheartedly
• hurtfully
• crestfallenly
• rancorously
• piercingly
• low-spiritedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happily
• joyfully
• blissfully
• joyously
• gladly
• cheerfully
• merrily
• gleefully
• delightedly
• gaily
• cheerily
• gayly
• easily
• lightheartedly
• indifferently
• casually
• calmly
• lightly
• blithely
• unconcernedly
• stoically
• nonchalantly
• impassively
• dispassionately
• good-naturedly
• mirthfully
• well
• sunnily
• favorably
• rejoicingly
• blithesomely

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of unhappily

If the link between neoliberalism and mass incarceration seems tenuous, the argument that incarceration is a mechanism that preserves racial hierarchy is unhappily convincing. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024

Brown portrayed Louis as dim, unrefined, lackadaisical, unhappily married and disinterested in much outside of boxing, sleeping, fishing, showgirls and Jimmie Lunceford swing songs. —Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024

Democrats in New York marked the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade this week, noting unhappily the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of that landmark decision a year and a half ago. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024

Joey King stars as the assistant to a movie star (Efron) and unhappily discovers that her mother (Kidman) has a secret romance going on with her boss. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024