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Synonyms for inconsolable
ˌɪn kənˈsoʊ lə bəlin·con·solable

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inconsolable

    Synonyms:
    cheerless, joyless, spiritless, melancholy, gloomy, disconsolate, comfortless, forlorn, heartsick, in dispair

    Antonyms:
    cheerful, hopeful, consolable

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inconsolable, disconsolate, unconsolableadjective

    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

    "inconsolable when her son died"

    Synonyms:
    disconsolate, unconsolable, dreary, sorry, drear, dismal, grim, drab, dark, gloomy, dingy, blue

    Antonyms:
    consolable

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 1 vote

  1. inconsolableadjective

    Synonyms:
    disconsolate, woebegone, comfortless, heart-broken, broken-hearted

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How to use inconsolable in a sentence?

  1. Colleen Kraft:

    She was just inconsolable. ... We all knew why she was crying, she was crying because she wanted her mother, and there was nothing we could do.

  2. Sidney J. Harris:

    Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

  3. Ashima:

    Customary outside, inconsolable inside!

  4. Suzi Brodof:

    They're just inconsolable, it's not just crying. It's a high-pitched wailing.

  5. Interim Superintendent Wayne Walters:

    He loved school and he was so happy today to be back in school after the long weekend and school COVID closure, his smile was contagious and lit up a room. His sense of humor was infectious, and the staff member said that staff are inconsolable at this time because they loved him so much.


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