Disconsolate and Sad

Disconsolate

Disconsolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house

Sad is a synonym for disconsolate in depressed topic. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Disconsolate", when it comes to topics like wretched, sorrowful.

Nearby Word: disconsolately

Sad

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad

Disconsolate is a synonym for sad in unhappy topic. You can use "Disconsolate" instead an adjective "Sad", if it concerns topics such as wretched, sorrowful.

Nearby Words: sadness, sadly
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