joyless (Meaning)
joyless (a)
not experiencing or inspiring joy
joyless (a.)
Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.
Synonyms & Antonyms of joyless
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- delighted
- upbeat
- exuberant
- rapturous
- jovial
- rhapsodic
- buoyant
- rhapsodic
- gleeful
- joyous
- cheery
- gleeful
- joyous
- chipper
- merry
- glad
- jubilant
- ecstatic
- buoyed
- exultant
- blissful
- jolly
- merry
- cheerful
- cheery
- buoyed
- upbeat
- jubilant
- glad
- joyful
- mirthful
- jovial
- delighted
- blissful
- euphoric
- sunny
- euphoric
- buoyant
- sunny
- chipper
- happy
- ecstatic
- exuberant
- rapturous
- exultant
- jolly
- mirthful
- cheerful
- happy
- joyful
Synonyms:
- brokenhearted
- disappointed
- heavyhearted
- woebegone
- blue
- wretched
- droopy
- downhearted
- dejected
- doleful
- depressing
- worried
- troubled
- woeful
- downcast
- forlorn
- despondent
- uneasy
- gloomy
- melancholic
- saddened
- hopeless
- down
- distressed
- sorrowful
- hangdog
- heartsick
- suicidal
- upset
- low-spirited
- glum
- disconsolate
- crestfallen
- mournful
- inconsolable
Antonyms:
- exhilarated
- lively
- content
- lively
- blithe
- excited
- jocular
- satisfied
- lightsome
- jocund
- blithesome
- rosy
- perky
- sanguine
- smiling
- elated
- perky
- rhapsodical
- spirited
- gladdened
- spirited
- optimistic
- exhilarated
- energetic
- rosy
- vital
- jocose
- gladdened
- optimistic
- sanguine
- hopeful
- hopeful
- elated
- vivacious
- vital
- overjoyed
- gladsome
- animated
- smiling
- jocund
- blithe
- blithesome
- rhapsodical
- content
- enraptured
- lightsome
- overjoyed
- jocose
- satisfied
- enraptured
- animated
- gladsome
- energetic
- vivacious
- jocular
- excited
Synonyms:
- black
- dispirited
- cast down
- weeping
- saturnine
- wailing
- regretful
- discouraged
- rueful
- murky
- despairing
- tearful
- grieving
- dreary
- somber
- lachrymose
- funereal
- comfortless
- aggrieved
- morbid
- sullen
- low
- unquiet
- morose
- darkening
- dismal
- sombre
- cheerless
- plaintive
- down in the mouth
- anguished
- dark
- bleak
- sunk
- elegiac
- grey
- lugubrious
- desolate
- drear
- disheartened
- agonized
- heartsore
- dolorous
- gray
Antonyms:
- lighthearted
- sprightly
- laughing
- heartened
- sprightly
- sprightful
- beaming
- careless
- peppy
- springy
- encouraged
- unconcerned
- easygoing
- frisky
- springy
- zippy
- entranced
- boon
- easygoing
- carefree
- thrilled
- gratified
- thrilled
- careless
- pleased
- boon
- insouciant
- pleased
- entranced
- lighthearted
- grinning
- heartened
- unconcerned
- peppy
- zippy
- carefree
- gratified
- frisky
- jaunty
- sprightful
- beaming
- jaunty
- grinning
- cavalier
- laughing
- encouraged
- insouciant
- cavalier
- bouncing
- bouncing
joyless Sentence Examples
- The joyless expression on her face betrayed her inner turmoil.
- The room was devoid of any decoration, creating a joyless and sterile atmosphere.
- The monotonous tasks filled his days, making his life joyless and unfulfilling.
- Despite her wealth and success, she felt a profound sense of joylessness.
- The oppressive regime stifled all forms of creativity and joy, leaving the people in a joyless state.
- The relentless pursuit of material possessions left him feeling empty and joyless.
- The joyless news of the economic downturn cast a pall over the entire city.
- She tried to hide her joylessness behind a façade of happiness, but her eyes betrayed her true feelings.
- The joyless drone of traffic filled the air, a constant reminder of the city's congestion and pollution.
- The joyless conformity of the office environment stifled her creativity and made her dread going to work each day.
FAQs About the word joyless
not experiencing or inspiring joyNot having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.
heartbroken, sad,unhappy, melancholy, sorry, depressed, bad, miserable, brokenhearted, disappointed
delighted, upbeat, exuberant, rapturous, jovial, rhapsodic, buoyant, rhapsodic, gleeful, joyous
The joyless expression on her face betrayed her inner turmoil.
The room was devoid of any decoration, creating a joyless and sterile atmosphere.
The monotonous tasks filled his days, making his life joyless and unfulfilling.
Despite her wealth and success, she felt a profound sense of joylessness.
