disconsolate (Meaning)
disconsolate (a)
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
disconsolate (s)
causing dejection
disconsolate (n.)
Disconsolateness.
disconsolate (v. t.)
Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited; hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a bereaved and disconsolate parent.
Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the disconsolate darkness of the winter nights.
Synonyms & Antonyms of disconsolate
Synonyms:
- cheerless
- godforsaken
- elegiac
- oppressive
- dismal
- unhappy
- blue
- despondent
- dreary
- morose
- sombre
- inconsolable
- sullen
- dreich
- saturnine
- desperate
- chill
- sepulchral
- woebegone
- dejected
- hopeless
- cloudy
- melancholy
- black
- lugubrious
- comfortless
- glum
- wretched
- dire
- funereal
- gloomy
- forlorn
- sad
- drear
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- woeful
- sunless
- mournful
- distressful
- discouraging
- dim
- mirthless
- colorless
- dull
- tenebrous
- tenebrific
- droopy
- hangdog
- plaintive
- distressing
- plutonian
- dour
- discomfiting
- negative
- dispiriting
- low
- sorrowful
- menacing
- upsetting
- disheartening
- melancholic
- elegiacal
- threatening
- lamentable
- down
- grim
- Cimmerian
- drab
- dismaying
- pessimistic
Antonyms:
disconsolate Sentence Examples
- After the breakup, she was disconsolate and retreated into a solitary existence.
- The disconsolate widow sat alone by the window, staring into the empty street.
- The team's loss left the players disconsolate and dejected.
- Her dreams had been shattered, leaving her disconsolate and heartbroken.
- The sight of the abandoned child filled him with disconsolate pity.
- The disconsolate man wandered aimlessly through the city, lost in his grief.
- The news of the tragedy left the community disconsolate and in mourning.
- The disconsolate traveler sat on the roadside, his head in his hands.
- The disconsolate father struggled to come to terms with the loss of his beloved son.
- The disconsolate artist stared at the blank canvas, unable to find inspiration.
FAQs About the word disconsolate
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled, causing dejectionDisconsolateness., Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited; hopelessly sad
depressing, grey, depressive, cold, desolate, somber, morbid, solemn, lonesome, depressed
mirthful, gay, cordial, jolly, optimistic, joyous, comforting, sunshiny, comforting, bright
After the breakup, she was disconsolate and retreated into a solitary existence.
The disconsolate widow sat alone by the window, staring into the empty street.
The team's loss left the players disconsolate and dejected.
Her dreams had been shattered, leaving her disconsolate and heartbroken.
