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View usage for: (ɪnkənsoʊləbəl) adjectiveIf you say that someone is inconsolable, you mean that they are very sad and cannot be comforted. When my mother died I was inconsolable. Synonyms: heartbroken, devastated, despairing, desolate More Synonyms of inconsolable inconsolable in British English (ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl) adjectiveincapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate Derived forms inconsolability (ˌinconˌsolaˈbility) or inconsolableness (ˌinconˈsolableness) noun inconsolably (ˌinconˈsolably) adverb inconsolable in American English (ˌɪnkənˈsoʊləbəl) adjective that cannot be consoled; disconsolate; brokenhearted Derived forms inconsolability (ˌinconˌsolaˈbility) noun or ˌinconˈsolableness inconsolably (ˌinconˈsolably) adverb Word origin L inconsolabilisExamples of 'inconsolable' in a sentenceinconsolable His wife and teenage sons were inconsolable last night.It takes a lot for me to be emotional but that night I was inconsolable.He looked inconsolable, as if there'd been a death in the family.Many young people, including those in my family and their friends, were almost inconsolable after the result became known. Definition very distressed When my mother died I was inconsolable. Synonyms devastated sick at heart prostrate with grief Additional synonymsDefinition overwhelmed by grief or disappointment I was brokenhearted when she left. Synonyms heartbroken, devastated, disappointed, despairing, miserable, choked, desolate, mournful, prostrated, grief-stricken, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, inconsolable, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal), heart-sick Definition gloomy or dismal I was desolate without her. Synonyms miserable, depressed, lonely, lonesome (US, Canadian), gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, bereft, dejected, despondent, downcast, wretched, disconsolate, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, comfortless, companionless a despairing couple who turned to a therapist for help Synonyms hopeless, desperate, depressed, anxious, miserable, frantic, dismal, suicidal, melancholy, dejected, broken-hearted, despondent, downcast, grief-stricken, wretched, disconsolate, inconsolable, down in the dumps (informal), at the end of your tether Nearby words ofinconsolable - inconsistency
- inconsistent
- inconsistently
- inconsolable
- inconspicuous
- inconstant
- incontestable
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