disconsolately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconsolately
Adverb
  • Immediately after his defeat, Medvedev violently smashed a racket in frustration and sat dejectedly on his chair for several minutes before leaving the court.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Semi-autobiographical in one sense and despondently poetic in the other, The Stranger launched Camus’ career as a major 20th century author.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • O’Farrell’s words skip lightly on some pages, then pace with anxiety, then finally trudge along despairingly.
    The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • In season 3 of The Gilded Age, Gladys unhappily marries the Duke of Buckingham.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • One of the youngest of the MacKenzie brood (and often seen with sister Janet), Jocasta Cameron is sometimes callously honest, perpetually jealous of the attention Ellen gets, and unhappily married to an old man.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Mia plaintively asks Philip at one particularly vulnerable moment.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Adverb
  • Tom’s final epiphany related to his estranged son isn’t earned, but not because of Ruffalo; his performance cuts a fine line between bitterly self-destructive and warmly spiritual.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • San Francisco officials fought bitterly against Waymo and now-defunct Cruise robotaxis from General Motors, after their vehicles repeatedly blocked traffic and emergency vehicles, with Cruise the main perpetrator.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Disconsolately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconsolately. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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