Synonyms for inconsolable
- adjective
Most common
broken-hearted heartbroken disconsolate heartsick unassuageable
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Disconsolate
disconsolate, heartbroken, heartsick, desolate, forlorn, broken-hearted, despondent, sorrowful, joyless, mournful, melancholy, miserable, cheerless, woeful, gloomy, unconsolable, woebegone, spiritless, grief-stricken, tearful, dejected, crestfallen
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
Near-synonyms: miserable, despondent; see also Thesaurus:sad
Example sentences
- heartbroken William heard the confession and felt heartbroken.
- disconsolate A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inconsolable | rising | |
| heartbroken | rising | |
| disconsolate | rising | |
| heartsick | rising | |
| unassuageable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- gloomy2, woeful2
- 7 letters
- tearful2, forlorn2, joyless
- 8 letters
- desolate3, dejected3, mournful2
- 9 letters
- miserable4, sorrowful3, heartsick, cheerless, woebegone3
- 10 letters
- melancholy4, despondent3, spiritless
- 11 letters
- heartbroken3, crestfallen3
- 12 letters
- disconsolate, unconsolable
- 13 letters
- unassuageable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gloomy2 = 2 syllables).