What are some opposite words for cushion?

Antonyms for cushion
ˈkʊʃ əncush·ion

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  1. shock absorber, shock, cushionnoun

    a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

    "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

    Synonyms:
    electrical shock, jounce, blow, electric shock, stupor, daze, jolt, shock absorber, shock, jar, seismic disturbance, impact

  2. cushionnoun

    the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle

    Synonyms:
    shock absorber, shock

  3. cushionverb

    a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

    Synonyms:
    shock absorber, shock

  4. cushion, buffer, softenverb

    protect from impact

    "cushion the blow"

    Synonyms:
    relent, soften, buffer, yield, moderate, mince, break, damp, weaken, dampen

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. cushionnoun

    Synonyms:
    pad, bolster, pillow, pillion, pouf, pouffle

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  1. pavement, rock

    not a soft landing, non-cushioning

    “he fell on the pavement which was not a soft landing”

    Submitted by asantos052 on April 29, 2020  

How to use cushion in a sentence?

  1. Dale Choi:

    If Mongolia cannot get its house in order now then everyone will have to wait until 2016 (elections)... and only a few large foreign investors have the funding cushion to afford that.

  2. Charles Wilson:

    You've had some misguided efforts to cushion the selloff and that's ultimately led to the unintended consequence of making the situation worse.

  3. Wu Kan:

    But these tools are designed either to ease short-term liquidity, or cushion the impact of slower economic growth, fundamentals of the economy remain poor.

  4. Kelly Clarkson:

    Lionel Richie – he is a major dad. He is [a] dad/chaperon, like Lionel will be telling some beautiful story about Prince… and we will be preparing a whoopee cushion.

  5. Eric Wright:

    I'm not saying this because I'm looking for a soft cushion wherever I'm heading, i just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.

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