Synonyms for consolation
ˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃəncon·so·la·tion

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1. consolation

   Synonyms:
   blessing, boon, comfort, good fortune, good luck, gratification, happiness, joy, pleasure, prosperity, relief, success, triumph

   Antonyms:
   adversity, affliction, bereavement, blow, calamity, chastening, chastisement, disappointment, disaster, distress, failure, hardship, harm, ill, ill fortune, ill luck, misadventure, mischance, misery, misfortune, mishap, reverse, ruin, sorrow, stroke, trial, tribulation, trouble, visitation

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1. consolation, solace, solacementnoun

   the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

   "second place was no consolation to him"

   Synonyms:
   comfort, solace, solacement

2. consolation, comfort, solacenoun

   the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

   "his presence was a consolation to her"

   Synonyms:
   solacement, comfortableness, quilt, ease, comfort, solace, comforter, puff

Matched Categories

1. • Comfort
   • Relief

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1. consolationnoun

   Synonyms:
   solace, comfort, encouragement, alleviation of sorrow, relief from distress

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1. List of paraphrases for "consolation":

   comfort, solace, condolence, funeral

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How to use consolation in a sentence?

1. Ezekiel Emanuel:

   Having a smaller cancer that kills you, rather than a bigger cancer, is no consolation because you’re still dead.

2. Book of Consolation:

   Religion and religious hatred are one of the best ways for thickening darkness. - Book of Consolation, 5.9

3. Thomas Paine, Common Sense:

   Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

4. Martin Gore:

   When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy -- but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

5. Colin Strickland:

   I am so sorry, and I simply can not make sense of this unfathomable tragedy, although it will be a matter of no small consolation to anyone else who cared for Mo, I want you to know that I have fully cooperated with investigators ever since I learned the terrible news, and I will continue to do so until some form of justice is served.