inconsolable
adjective
in·con·sol·able ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl 
: incapable of being consoled : disconsolate
inconsolableness noun
inconsolably
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-blē
adverb 
Synonyms
- bad
- blue
- brokenhearted
- cast down
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- disconsolate
- doleful
- down
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- droopy
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- hangdog
- heartbroken
- heartsick
- heartsore
- heavyhearted
- joyless
- low
- low-spirited
- melancholic
- melancholy
- miserable
- mournful
- sad
- saddened
- sorrowful
- sorry
- unhappy
- woebegone
- woeful
- wretched
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Example Sentences
She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died. he was inconsolable after the death of his wife
Recent Examples on the Web Once alone in his confessional, Aven does look pretty inconsolable. 
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022 His mother, Jessaline Andrade, was inconsolable when firefighters and police officers rushed to the family’s apartment at 269 Sayles Ave. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 We are told by sources that West is inconsolable at the loss of Chelsea Clinton as a fan and will title his next album But Her Emails. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2022 As shocked as the Cantors had been at news of Nathan’s death, Shub was inconsolable. cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Our baby woke up inconsolable' Phoenix journalist Jen Fifield recently tweeted about her baby's experience with parechovirus, which included hospitalization. Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2022 The cinematic language and tone of TILL was deeply rooted in the balance between loss in the absence of love; the inconsolable grief in the absence of joy; and the embrace of Black life alongside the heart wrenching loss of a child. William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2022 Hearing Jonathan Tunick’s shimmering orchestrations played — and sung — so exquisitely serves as a wonderful tribute to Sondheim, whose death last November left Broadway with an inconsolable sense of loss echoed in the somber moments of this show. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2022 In Koropy, the village near Kharkiv, Mr. Ketler’s mother, Nadezhda Ketler, was inconsolable as the gravediggers and inspectors worked. New York Times, 3 July 2022 See More
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022 His mother, Jessaline Andrade, was inconsolable when firefighters and police officers rushed to the family’s apartment at 269 Sayles Ave. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 We are told by sources that West is inconsolable at the loss of Chelsea Clinton as a fan and will title his next album But Her Emails. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2022 As shocked as the Cantors had been at news of Nathan’s death, Shub was inconsolable. cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Our baby woke up inconsolable' Phoenix journalist Jen Fifield recently tweeted about her baby's experience with parechovirus, which included hospitalization. Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2022 The cinematic language and tone of TILL was deeply rooted in the balance between loss in the absence of love; the inconsolable grief in the absence of joy; and the embrace of Black life alongside the heart wrenching loss of a child. William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2022 Hearing Jonathan Tunick’s shimmering orchestrations played — and sung — so exquisitely serves as a wonderful tribute to Sondheim, whose death last November left Broadway with an inconsolable sense of loss echoed in the somber moments of this show. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2022 In Koropy, the village near Kharkiv, Mr. Ketler’s mother, Nadezhda Ketler, was inconsolable as the gravediggers and inspectors worked. New York Times, 3 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin inconsolabilis, from in- + consolabilis consolable
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
inconsolable
adjective
in·con·sol·a·ble
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl
: very sad and not able to be comforted
I was inconsolable when my cat died.
inconsolably
adverb
as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief she cried inconsolably for weeks after her dog died Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bitterly
- sorrowfully
- mournfully
- sadly
- painfully
- plaintively
- grievously
- lugubriously
- dolefully
- unhappily
- agonizingly
- resentfully
- dolorously
- wretchedly
- hard
- woefully
- harshly
- sharply
- regretfully
- severely
- disconsolately
- despairingly
- sorely
- ruefully
- wailfully
- morosely
- abjectly
- dejectedly
- dispiritedly
- despondently
- distressfully
- forlornly
- miserably
- distressingly
- cheerlessly
- dismally
- sullenly
- drearily
- acutely
- glumly
- gloomily
- blackly
- dourly
- piercingly
- somberly
- hardly
- mirthlessly
- pessimistically
- joylessly
- darkly
- poignantly
- hurtfully
- cruelly
- ill
- keenly
- downheartedly
- rancorously
- crestfallenly
- low-spiritedly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- joyously
- blissfully
- joyfully
- happily
- delightedly
- gleefully
- mirthfully
- cheerfully
- merrily
- cheerily
- gladly
- rejoicingly
- gayly
- impassively
- sunnily
- gaily
- calmly
- stoically
- lightheartedly
- casually
- nonchalantly
- easily
- indifferently
- lightly
- blithely
- dispassionately
- unconcernedly
- good-naturedly
- favorably
- well
- blithesomely
- devil's-guts
- devil's-hair
- devil's-hairs
- devil's-hand
- devil's-hands
- devil's-head-in-a-bush
- devil's-horn
- devil's-horns
- devil's-knitting-needle
- devil's-knitting-needles
- devil's-pitchforks
- devil's-plague
- devil's-plagues
- devil's-rattlebox
- devil's-rattleboxes
- devil's-root
- devil's-roots
- devil's-snuffbox
- devil's-snuffboxes
- devil's-tongue
- devil's-tongues
- devil's-walking-stick
- devil's-walking-sticks
- devil's-weed
- devil's-weeds