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

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1. consolation

   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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Comfort
   • Relief

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to use consolation in a sentence?

1. Publilius Syrus:

   It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.

2. Nicholas Pinchuk:

   We are today in a global competition for jobs. And, the best way to make America successful in this environment is to arm our people with the technical capabilities that enable them to win that global contest for prosperity, the upskilling of the American workforce is the seminal issue of our time. We must refocus on technical education, restore our respect for the dignity of work and celebrate technical jobs not as the consolation prize of our society, but as what they really are -- a national calling essential to our ongoing prosperity.

3. Imgard Schloegl:

   ...nobody has the right to manipulate anybody or to impress anybody with his stronger personality, not even for the other's imagined good, for nobody can know what that good is. This is courtesy rather than callousness, for the other's dignity is thus acknowledged, or the dignity of his grief is respected. If and when he is ready, the other will of himself reach out for consolation and feel free to ask for a hand to point out the way.

4. Tryon Edwards:

   Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in deep sorrow, I did not come to comfort you God only can do that but I did come to say how deeply and tenderly I feel for you in your affliction.

5. Sergei Gorshkov:

   I'm happy to give a new life to the animals since especially now during Covid, people find some consolation in animals and so by treating animals, I treat people.

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