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
Recent Examples on the Web
For three nights, Allan sat vigil beside her, shell-shocked and inconsolable.
—
Hazlitt, 13 Mar. 2024
There was no golden age, but Roger Fidler is still inconsolable.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
On the first day of introducing peanuts through a powder added to his bottle, Bronze started getting fussy and inconsolable within 20 minutes.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Feb. 2024
Since falling ill, Mira has suffered nearly constant seizures and inconsolable bouts of crying, said her 33-year-old mother, Asian Davis.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune Well, 8 Dec. 2023
The Vizsla was inconsolable for weeks barely eating and clearly down.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
All of them were inconsolable, too traumatized to speak in full sentences.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
An inconsolable Bobbi was later put in a straightjacket and taken to the hospital, Lachance says.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Brown, a 16-year veteran with five Pro Bowl appearances, was nearly inconsolable during and after the game.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
Hazlitt, 13 Mar. 2024
There was no golden age, but Roger Fidler is still inconsolable.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
On the first day of introducing peanuts through a powder added to his bottle, Bronze started getting fussy and inconsolable within 20 minutes.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Feb. 2024
Since falling ill, Mira has suffered nearly constant seizures and inconsolable bouts of crying, said her 33-year-old mother, Asian Davis.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune Well, 8 Dec. 2023
The Vizsla was inconsolable for weeks barely eating and clearly down.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
All of them were inconsolable, too traumatized to speak in full sentences.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
An inconsolable Bobbi was later put in a straightjacket and taken to the hospital, Lachance says.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Brown, a 16-year veteran with five Pro Bowl appearances, was nearly inconsolable during and after the game.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
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inconsolable
adjective
in·con·sol·able
ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl
: incapable of being comforted : disconsolate
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