inconsolable
10
7.2
- adjective
- /ˌɪnkənˈsoʊləbəl/
:
desconsolado
- After losing her beloved cat, she was inconsolable and spent days crying in her room.
- inconsolable grief
- inconsolable crying
- inconsolable sobs
Examples
-
As if her grief were separate from Caroline's, she had felt inconsolable and alone.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sam seems stunned and inconsolable as he sits down beside it.
Fiction book (1990) -
That dog of yours had been inconsolable.
-
There were years when she was inconsolable.
Fiction book (2002) -
My sister tells me that I burst into tears and was, for a time, inconsolable.
Academic text (2007) -
I was furious at his death, and inconsolable for weeks afterward.
Fiction book (2001) -
I would've been inconsolable if anything had happened to you, my dear.
-
His distress had been progressive since he awoke, and on arrival at the emergency room, he was inconsolable.
Academic text (2015) -
Now she wailed again with such inconsolable sorrow that it seemed she'd been born understanding pain.
Fiction book (1990) -
Barry's grief was inconsolable.
Synonyms
443
1.8
Feeling very unhappy or suffering a lot
86
7.2
Being very upset and worried so you cannot think clearly
67
3.2
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
19
7.0
Feeling very upset and in deep emotional pain
19
7.5
Feeling very sad and alone because someone you love or something important is missing
18
3.9
Feeling deep sadness because of a loss
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
12
6.7
Very sad and shocked after losing someone close
11
6.7
Feeling very unhappy and alone after a loss
7
3.7
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
5
4.5
Feeling very sad and not hopeful
2
8.2
Very sad and not able to be comforted
1
5.4
Feeling very sad and weighed down inside
1
7.5
Not comforted after feeling sad or disappointed
Extremely sad and not able to be comforted
Feeling very sad after someone you love dies
Feeling very strong pain or deep worry
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
inconsolable = consolable (semi-transparent) = in + consol + able
This is regular negative prefixation: 'inconsolable' means 'not consolable'.
Etymology
Inconsolable begins with in- meaning 'not' and the rest is console, which means 'to comfort' or 'to soothe', as when you console a friend. So someone who is inconsolable cannot be comforted and stays very sad.