disconsolate
adjective
dis·con·so·late dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət 
1
: cheerless
a clutch of disconsolate houses
D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence2
: dejected, downcast
the team returned disconsolate from three losses
disconsolately adverb
disconsolateness noun
disconsolation
(ˌ)dis-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- black
- bleak
- cheerless
- chill
- Cimmerian
- cloudy
- cold
- comfortless
- dark
- darkening
- depressing
- depressive
- desolate
- dire
- dismal
- drear
- dreary
- dreich [chiefly Scottish]
- elegiac
- elegiacal
- forlorn
- funereal
- gloomy
- glum
- godforsaken
- gray
- grey
- lonely
- lonesome
- lugubrious
- miserable
- morbid
- morose
- murky
- plutonian
- saturnine
- sepulchral
- solemn
- somber
- sombre
- sullen
- sunless
- tenebrific
- tenebrous
- wretched
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Example Sentences
Campaign workers grew increasingly disconsolate as the results came in. spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house
Recent Examples on the Web That’s why some Democrats have been so disconsolate despite their presidential victory. Doyle Mcmanus Washington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2020 Rachael spent all day alone with a fussy baby, and Justin inevitably returned from work at his daughter’s most disconsolate hour. Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 27 June 2018
Doyle Mcmanus Washington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2020 Rachael spent all day alone with a fussy baby, and Justin inevitably returned from work at his daughter’s most disconsolate hour. Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 27 June 2018 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
disconsolate
adjective
dis·con·so·late dis-ˈkän-sə-lət
: too sad to be cheered up
They still felt disconsolate, and Maddie wondered if she were going to be unhappy … forever. Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dressesdisconsolate
adjective
1
as in bleak
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bleak
- lonely
- depressing
- somber
- darkening
- depressive
- desolate
- dark
- lonesome
- solemn
- depressed
- morose
- morbid
- miserable
- gray
- cold
- forlorn
- murky
- cheerless
- sullen
- wretched
- glum
- blue
- black
- sad
- lugubrious
- gloomy
- dismal
- funereal
- comfortless
- melancholy
- chill
- drear
- saturnine
- dejected
- elegiac
- sepulchral
- godforsaken
- dreary
- dire
- grey
- cloudy
- unhappy
- sombre
- oppressive
- woebegone
- inconsolable
- desperate
- despondent
- tenebrous
- hopeless
- mournful
- sunless
- plutonian
- melancholic
- dreich
- hangdog
- sorrowful
- distressful
- elegiacal
- woeful
- dispiriting
- discouraging
- upsetting
- distressing
- mirthless
- dull
- dismaying
- dim
- tenebrific
- droopy
- grim
- pessimistic
- discomfiting
- disheartening
- Cimmerian
- negative
- plaintive
- down
- lamentable
- low
- menacing
- dour
- drab
- colorless
- threatening
- louring
- lowering
- lowery
- loury
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cheerful
- comforting
- cheery
- bright
- joyous
- gay
- joyful
- friendly
- merry
- blithe
- jolly
- festive
- buoyant
- mirthful
- optimistic
- cordial
- gay
- hopeful
- sunshiny
- cheering
- blithesome
- encouraging
- jocund
- heartwarming
- lighthearted
- lightsome
2
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness she was utterly disconsolate when her best friend moved away Synonyms & Similar Words
- unhappy
- depressed
- sad
- heartbroken
- miserable
- melancholy
- upset
- dejected
- worried
- sorrowful
- sorry
- bad
- crestfallen
- mournful
- disappointed
- downcast
- forlorn
- woebegone
- downhearted
- inconsolable
- hopeless
- despondent
- heartsick
- glum
- troubled
- doleful
- uneasy
- melancholic
- gloomy
- hangdog
- brokenhearted
- distressed
- wretched
- joyless
- saddened
- woeful
- depressing
- blue
- droopy
- down
- heartsore
- suicidal
- low-spirited
- despairing
- cast down
- heavyhearted
- discouraged
- grieving
- aggrieved
- tearful
- low
- dispirited
- weeping
- disheartened
- anguished
- sunk
- bleak
- unquiet
- desolate
- morose
- lugubrious
- somber
- regretful
- down in the mouth
- plaintive
- cheerless
- lachrymose
- sullen
- wailing
- dolorous
- agonized
- morbid
- rueful
- dismal
- comfortless
- gray
- drear
- saturnine
- darkening
- funereal
- dark
- elegiac
- black
- dreary
- sombre
- murky
- grey
- elegiacal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- jubilant
- joyous
- joyful
- cheerful
- happy
- exultant
- buoyant
- cheery
- blissful
- gleeful
- rapturous
- glad
- exuberant
- upbeat
- delighted
- enraptured
- ecstatic
- sunny
- merry
- buoyed
- elated
- euphoric
- jolly
- jovial
- blithe
- chipper
- exhilarated
- mirthful
- overjoyed
- optimistic
- blithesome
- sanguine
- jocose
- rhapsodic
- rhapsodical
- hopeful
- jocund
- excited
- jocular
- rosy
- entranced
- gladsome
- lightsome
- gladdened
- smiling
- spirited
- thrilled
- vivacious
- jaunty
- energetic
- lively
- satisfied
- laughing
- frisky
- perky
- vital
- bouncing
- gratified
- sprightly
- peppy
- unconcerned
- animated
- content
- encouraged
- careless
- grinning
- pleased
- springy
- carefree
- heartened
- zippy
- beaming
- insouciant
- easygoing
- cavalier
- lighthearted
- boon
- sprightful
- happy-go-lucky
- devil-may-care
- Sweelinck
- Sweeney layout
- sweeneys
- sweenies
- sweep
- sweep (away)
- sweep (someone) off his/her feet
- sweep (something) under the carpet
- sweep (something) under the rug
- sweep aside
- sweep away
- sweep check
- sweep circuit
- sweep cultivator
- sweep generator
- sweep hand
- sweep mill
- sweep net
- sweep of the tiller
- sweep off her feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep one off one's feet
- sweep oscillator
- sweep out
- sweep rake