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

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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

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  1. consolationnoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "consolation":

    comfort, solace, condolence, funeral

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#7322happiness
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How to use consolation in a sentence?

  1. 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.

  2. Chhad Aul:

    More than anything, it's a follow through from the last couple of days, april was really a month of consolation of some of those year-to-date themes and a reversal of them.

  3. Patrick Murphy:

    Marco Rubio abandoned his constituents, and now he's treating them like a consolation prize.

  4. 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.

  5. Thomas Jefferson:

    I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.


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