Antonyms for solaceso·lace

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. solacenoun

   Synonyms:
   support, consolation, comfort, relief

2. solacenoun

   To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

   Synonyms:
   consolation, relief, comfort, support

3. solacenoun

   To allay or assuage.

   You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace. It is priceless, and highly treasured by many.

   Synonyms:
   support, relief, comfort, consolation

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. solace

   Antonyms:
   ache, agony, anguish, distress, pain, pang, paroxysm, suffering, throe, torment, torture, twinge, wo(e)

   Synonyms:
   comfort, delight, ease, enjoyment, peace, rapture, relief

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. solace

   Antonyms:
   affliction, war, bitterment

   Synonyms:
   consolation, comfort, alleviation, relief, sympathy

Matched Categories

1. • Comfort

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. consolation, solace, solacementnoun

   the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

   "second place was no consolation to him"

   Synonyms:
   consolation, comfort, solacement

2. solace, solacementnoun

   comfort in disappointment or misery

   Synonyms:
   consolation, comfort, solacement

3. consolation, comfort, solaceverb

   the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

   "his presence was a consolation to her"

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

4. comfort, soothe, console, solaceverb

   give moral or emotional strength to

   Synonyms:
   comfort, ease, console, soothe

How to use solace in a sentence?

1. Madame de Maintenon:

   The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.

2. Mayor Ed Lee:

   The rainbow flag is more than just a symbol. It is the embodiment of the LGBT community, and it has become a source of solace, comfort and pride for all those who look upon it.

3. Joseph Addison:

   Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate,no despotism can enslave. At home, a friend, abroad, an introduction, in solitude a solace and in society an ornament.It chastens vice, it guides virtue, it gives at once grace and government to genius. Without it, what is man? A splendid slave, a reasoning savage.

4. Prince Harry:

   For most of my life, it has been my lifeline, a place where I found peace and healing time and time again, it's where I felt closest to my mother and sought solace after she died, and where I knew I had found a soulmate in my wife. And it’s why so much of my work is based there.

5. Francois de La Rochefoucauld:

   Old people like to give good advice, as solace for no longer being able to provide bad examples.

How to pronounce solace?

How to say solace in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency