unconsoled

Examples

• All

• "I don't know," he says, his expression lighter, but still fretting, and so unconsoled I walk for the "office," a corner of the main room sectioned off with studs and plywood.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Your mother will die unconsoled!

  A Hidden Life (2019)

• Well, consider me unconsoled.

  Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)

• She would stroke his damp hair while he kicked off the sheet, unconsoled, crying a little.

  Fiction book (1994)

• A moment where fear of losing her overwhelms me to such an extent that I am bereft, helpless, unconsoled even by her presence; one price I pay for other moments when she's thousands of miles away and I've needed her, and she is there, there beside me.

  Fiction book (1992)

• He sat on the bench, feeling completely unconsoled after hearing the sad news.

• Despite her friends' attempts to comfort her, she remained unconsoled by their words.

• The child was unconsoled after losing his favorite toy, tears streaming down his face.

Synonyms

S

sad

vsunconsoled

∞ 1.0

Feeling unhappy or upset because of something

is about being specifically left without comfort after sadness or disappointment

U

unhappy

vsunconsoled

463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

is narrower, pointing to lack of comfort after sadness rather than general unhappiness

D

distraught

vsunconsoled

86 7.2

Being very upset and worried so you cannot think clearly

centres on lack of comfort after sadness rather than mental confusion

H

heartbroken

vsunconsoled

67 3.2

Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment

differs by focusing on the intensity of grief rather than comfortability

D

distressed

vsunconsoled

35 2.9

Feeling very upset, worried, or hurt

focuses specifically on remaining uncomforted after sadness rather than general pain

D

despondent

vsunconsoled

18 7.7

Feeling very sad and without hope about the future

is about being unsoothed after sadness rather than loss of hope

B

bummed

vsunconsoled

• Informal

16 7.5

Feeling sad or disappointed about something

is stronger, indicating someone remains uncomforted rather than mildly upset

S

sorrowful

vsunconsoled

14 3.6

Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment

places weight on lack of comfort following that sadness

I

inconsolable

vsunconsoled

10 7.2

Very sad and not able to be comforted

is the same idea of not being comforted after sadness

B

brokenhearted

vsunconsoled

7 3.7

Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment

is similar but stresses not being comforted rather than intensity of grief

D

dejected

vsunconsoled

5 4.5

Feeling very sad and not hopeful

is more specific about not receiving comfort after the sadness

C

crestfallen

vsunconsoled

5 7.5

Sad and disappointed because what you hoped for did not happen

is similar but highlights absence of comfort rather than the failed expectation

D

disconsolate

vsunconsoled

• Literature

2 8.2

Very sad and not able to be comforted

focuses on the same inability to receive comfort after disappointment

D

dismayed

vsunconsoled

2 4.3

Feeling shocked and disappointed when something unexpected happens

is about staying without comfort after sadness rather than initial shock

U

unconsolable

vsunconsoled

8.0

Extremely sad and not able to be comforted

is identical in meaning but presented as an alternative form

How Comforted

reassured

3.3

comforted

1 2.1

unconsoled

1 7.5

inconsolable

10 7.2

Surface Forms

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