inconsolable
adjective
in·con·sol·able
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl 
: incapable of being consoled : disconsolate
inconsolableness
noun
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
Examples of inconsolable in a Sentence
She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died.
he was inconsolable after the death of his wife
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Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Doctors discovered the patient, named as 61-year-old Joanie Simpson, had recently lost her nine-year-old Yorkshire terrier and was inconsolable.
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But Cal is understandably pretty inconsolable, which leaves Schmitt crying outside.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The primate’s behavior could instead suggest a failure to grasp the fact that the baby has died; far from being inconsolable, maybe the animal in question is just oblivious.
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Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
More From Newsweek Vault: Walmart+ Members Get New Perk Aimed at Pet Owners
Doctors discovered the patient, named as 61-year-old Joanie Simpson, had recently lost her nine-year-old Yorkshire terrier and was inconsolable.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
But Cal is understandably pretty inconsolable, which leaves Schmitt crying outside.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The primate’s behavior could instead suggest a failure to grasp the fact that the baby has died; far from being inconsolable, maybe the animal in question is just oblivious.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Inconsolable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconsolable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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inconsolable
adjective
in·con·sol·able
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl
: incapable of being comforted : disconsolate
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