as in heartbroken
feeling unhappiness he was inconsolable after the death of his wife

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Recent Examples of inconsolable Despite being struck steps from a hospital, the little girl could not be saved as her 37-year-old mother became inconsolable. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024 During this period, your baby may cry excessively and be inconsolable. Wendy L. Hunter, Parents, 9 July 2024 In a flashback, a doctor tries to reason with an inconsolable Khaizuran following his operation. Graham Liddell, The Conversation, 6 May 2024 Colic is characterized as inconsolable, persistent crying spells. Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for inconsolable 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsolable
Adjective
  • Monét began her tweet with five heartbroken emojis.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Animal lovers have been left heartbroken by a dog who has already been adopted and returned to the shelter twice in her young life.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • After a few training montages and a brief interview with facility manager Didi (Stephanie Beatriz), Charles moves into Pacific View to begin the process of meeting the staff and fellow residents, who are variously enthusiastic and sad, bored and over-programmed, lonely and horny.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Last year, Ficklin was feeling a little sad and anxious about moving out of her family’s home of 23 years.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The answer is that immigrants and minorities, particularly working-class ones, are unhappy with the economy and much else.
    Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The measures come as a cost-of-living crisis has left voters unhappy with Trudeau and ahead of an election that could come anytime between this fall and next October.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • As Christina, the youngest of a trio of sisters, Olsen spends the film playing mediator between Natasha Lyonne’s depressed stoner, Rachel, and Carrie Coon’s domineering control freak, Katie.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Some staffers pretended to call on behalf of a depressed relative.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • However, from the research, one vacation made all the difference between being happy and miserable.
    Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • However, their infatuation eventually blurs the lines between fantasy and their miserable realities, inviting new horrors to seep in.
    Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • In 2020, Rateliff released a solo album, his third overall and his first since starting the Night Sweats, with a more melancholy sound that recalled his early-career work.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Most notable within Jones’ theme is the use of vibraphone when set against his orchestra’s melancholy strings.
    A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.
    Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Megan Fox is pregnant and expecting a very emo baby with her on-and-off beau Machine Gun Kelly (or, sorry, mgk).
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • There isn't a part of me that wants anyone to feel sorry for me.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Inconsolable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsolable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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