inconsolably
Without possible solace
Inconsolably describes doing something in a way that cannot be comforted or soothed.
Someone who weeps inconsolably cannot be made to feel better, no matter what others try.
She sobbed inconsolably after learning of his death.
The word typically modifies verbs of grief—crying, weeping, sobbing—and emphasizes the depth and persistence of emotional distress.
Emotional tear release
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
distraught · upset · anguished · tormented · suffering · misery · agony · wretchedness
Beyond possibility of success
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- helplessUnable to act independently
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
distraught · dejected · crestfallen · defeated · resigned · bleak · futility · emptiness
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- tearsViolent pulls apart
weeping · wailing · grieving · bereft · funeral · condolences · eulogy · widow
crying
Emotional tear release
hysterical · distraught · upset · anguished · tormented · suffering · misery · agony · wretchedness · uncontrollable
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- helplessUnable to act independently
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
overwhelmed · distraught · dejected · crestfallen · defeated · resigned · bleak · futility · emptiness · surrender
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
tears · weeping · wailing · grieving · bereft · funeral · condolences · eulogy · widow · orphan
brokenhearted
Overwhelmed with grief
- lovelornUnhappy due to unreturned affection
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
rejected · abandoned · pining · yearning · forlorn · spurned · devastated · lovesick · scorned · betrayed
inconsolablyblissfully
With serene delight
ecstatically · euphorically · joyfully · rapturously · delightedly
inconsolablyhopefully
With optimistic expectation
auspiciously · optimistically · serenely · peacefully · calmly