Synonyms of inconsolable

inconsolable

adjective

ˌin-kən-ˈsō-lə-bəl 

as in heartbroken

feeling unhappiness

he was inconsolable after the death of his wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heartbroken
• sad
• unhappy
• depressed
• miserable
• melancholy
• upset
• sorry
• bad
• worried
• sorrowful
• disconsolate
• mournful
• disappointed
• dejected
• hopeless
• heartsick
• uneasy
• crestfallen
• woebegone
• brokenhearted
• downcast
• forlorn
• despondent
• troubled
• melancholic
• doleful
• saddened
• joyless
• distressed
• suicidal
• wretched
• glum
• gloomy
• woeful
• blue
• hangdog
• downhearted
• depressing
• droopy
• down
• heartsore
• low-spirited
• heavyhearted
• grieving
• discouraged
• tearful
• down in the mouth
• aggrieved
• despairing
• low
• weeping
• cast down
• sunk
• disheartened
• dispirited
• anguished
• lachrymose
• wailing
• unquiet
• desolate
• regretful
• somber
• plaintive
• morbid
• bleak
• agonized
• lugubrious
• morose
• dolorous
• sullen
• elegiac
• rueful
• cheerless
• dark
• gray
• dismal
• comfortless
• funereal
• dreary
• saturnine
• drear
• black
• darkening
• murky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joyous
• jubilant
• joyful
• happy
• ecstatic
• blissful
• glad
• cheerful
• gleeful
• euphoric
• delighted
• exultant
• rapturous
• buoyant
• exuberant
• enraptured
• upbeat
• buoyed
• cheery
• sunny
• chipper
• jovial
• merry
• rhapsodic
• excited
• optimistic
• jolly
• mirthful
• hopeful
• blithe
• elated
• jocose
• overjoyed
• jocular
• sanguine
• exhilarated
• rosy
• entranced
• gladsome
• spirited
• gladdened
• laughing
• energetic
• vital
• smiling
• satisfied
• vivacious
• bouncing
• blithesome
• content
• lively
• frisky
• thrilled
• encouraged
• perky
• jocund
• animated
• peppy
• sprightly
• gratified
• careless
• pleased
• lightsome
• jaunty
• unconcerned
• grinning
• cavalier
• zippy
• springy
• carefree
• heartened
• easygoing
• lighthearted
• insouciant
• boon
• beaming
• sprightful
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inconsolable

His wife Cocha and their three children (aged seven, 13, and 15) were left inconsolable, facing immediate financial hardship and profound emotional trauma. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026

Freshman Kelis Fisher and USC transfer Kayleigh Heckel have shared the court with Fudd for less than nine months since arriving at UConn, but the newcomers were inconsolable on Senior Night watching Fudd walk across the court. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026

As online hate poured in after the release of Season 1, Leavitt was inconsolable. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026

The delicate little boy for stretches happily watched a television screen or slept but, at others, was inconsolable. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026