INCONSOLABLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

inconsolably

adverb

as in bitterly

with feelings of bitterness or grief she cried inconsolably for weeks after her dog died

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Recent Examples of inconsolably The 29-year-old was out injured for the tie against his former employers but threw himself to the ground after the final whistle, crying inconsolably. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 About three hours from Memphis, Harlee was crying inconsolably. — David Armstrong, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2021

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The country is already bitterly divided, with far-left and far-right parties leading opinion polls ahead of presidential elections next year.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Although the father of the proposal, Dave Regan, is the president of a union, the labor movement is bitterly divided over the effort.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of bitterly

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Swift’s hubby Travis Kelce, however, was sadly absent from the show, as the NFL star had a Chiefs game against the Miami Dolphins in Florida today.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
The dine-in omakase counter has sadly departed, but in its stead, Café Sushi Shoten has adopted a to-go model paired with Japanese groceries and sundries that is no less authentic, engaging, and delicious.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of sadly

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Fra Fee, as Joe, has a slightly harder task, since his role is almost entirely reactive; while Ethan bangs on mournfully about, effectively, the dangers of shagging your brother’s wife — well, who would have thought?

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
Mayfield watched mournfully in his kitchen while the rest of the family sat in the living room with the big screen next to a Christmas tree.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of mournfully

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For the past three decades, defense procurement was a stagnant oligopoly dominated by a handful of massive legacy prime contractors and painfully slow cost-plus research-and-development cycles.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Life opened like a zipper, separating them painfully at first, notch by notch, then faster, wider, until the garment lay split in two.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

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