Synonyms for disconsolate
- adjective
Most common
heartbroken dejected despondent inconsolable depressing dreary
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Inconsolable — seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable
inconsolable, cheerless, forlorn, sorrowful, dejected, melancholy, despondent, unhappy, heartbroken, miserable, crestfallen, dispirited, broken-hearted, downcast, doleful, woeful, dismal, mournful, wretched, sad, depressed, hopeless
Definitions
- adj. 1
Cheerless, dreary.
I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day.
- adj. 2
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate.
Related words
- Word family
- disconsolately disconsolation disconsolateness
Example sentences
- heartbroken William heard the confession and felt heartbroken.
- dejected He was left behind on Mars and is feeling dejected now.
- despondent Millions of Russians feel cheated and despondent.
- inconsolable Since he died, she is inconsolable.
- depressing Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.
- dreary I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disconsolate | rising | |
| heartbroken | rising | |
| dejected | rising | |
| despondent | rising | |
| inconsolable | rising | |
| depressing | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sad1
- 4 letters
- dark1, grim1, dire1, drab1
- 5 letters
- sorry2, bleak1, dingy2, drear
- 6 letters
- gloomy2, dismal2, dreary2, woeful2
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, forlorn2, sunless, doleful2
- 8 letters
- hopeless2, wretched2, desolate3, dejected3, mournful2, downcast2
- 9 letters
- miserable4, depressed2, sorrowful3, cheerless, mirthless
- 10 letters
- depressing3, melancholy4, despondent3, dispirited4, drearisome
- 11 letters
- heartbroken3, crestfallen3, comfortless
- 12 letters
- inconsolable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry2 = 2 syllables).