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单词 inconsolably
释义

inconsolable

adjective

in·​con·​sol·​able ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl How to pronounce inconsolable (audio)
: incapable of being consoled : disconsolate
inconsolableness noun
inconsolably
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-blē How to pronounce inconsolable (audio)
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
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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

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  • 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
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