11+ Synonyms for Disconsolate & Similar Words
Definition of disconsolate
- adjective
- sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"
- causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
11 synonyms found
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- What are synonyms for disconsolate?
- Synonyms for disconsolate include: blue, cheerless, dark, depressing, desolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, inconsolable, and 1 more.
- How many synonyms does disconsolate have?
- Disconsolate has 11 synonyms.