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Definition of inconsolable :
Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate.
Synonyms:
drear, sad, heartsore, unhappy, heartbroken, crestfallen, downhearted, grim, doleful, unconsolable, woeful, dark, dingy, dismal, desolate, low-spirited, mournful, down, glum, hangdog, heavyhearted, homesick, despondent, miserable, saddened, dreary, forlorn, sorry, discouraged, downcast, bad, dejected, woebegone, low, disconsolate, sorrowful, wretched, gloomy, bleak, down in the mouth, depressed, brokenhearted, droopy, heartsick, joyless, melancholy, melancholic, wistful, cast down, drab, subdued, blue
Usage examples:
- The Queen and the Prince lamented the King deeply, finding the only consolation in the fact that he had rejoined the gentle girl- wife for whose loss he had been inconsolable. - "Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, (Victoria) Vol II", Sarah Tytler.
- Only little Raby, of all the household, found words to use; and his childish and inconsolable laments made the speechless anguish around him all the greater. - "Hetty's Strange History", Anonymous.
- There was also Polla, the wife of Lucan, whose inconsolable grief at her husband's death was so beautifully described by Statius. - "Roman Women Woman: In All Ages and in All Countries, Volume 2 (of 10)", Alfred Brittain.