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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Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 24 June 2024
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—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Her family has been inconsolable since learning about the young woman’s death.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Karsh’s wife died after a brutal fight with cancer, leaving him inconsolable.
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Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 24 June 2024
Cronenberg is transmitting to us from the borders of death, behind the enemy lines of inconsolable grief.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Her family has been inconsolable since learning about the young woman’s death.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Karsh’s wife died after a brutal fight with cancer, leaving him inconsolable.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 May 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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