What is another word for consolation?
Synonyms for consolation
ˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃəncon·so·la·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
consolation
Synonyms:
blessing, boon, comfort, good fortune, good luck, gratification, happiness, joy, pleasure, prosperity, relief, success, triumphAntonyms:
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
Princeton's WordNet
consolation, solace, solacementnoun
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
"second place was no consolation to him"
Synonyms:
comfort, solace, solacementconsolation, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
consolationnoun
Synonyms:
solace, comfort, encouragement, alleviation of sorrow, relief from distress
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "consolation":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1386 | success | |
#2835 | comfort | |
#2940 | relief | |
#4192 | pleasure | |
#4281 | joy | |
#4819 | ease | |
#5132 | funeral | |
#7322 | happiness | |
#9500 | triumph | |
#9825 | quilt | |
#11641 | blessing | |
#12003 | prosperity | |
#17181 | comforter | |
#18108 | puff | |
#23736 | boon | |
#27441 | consolation | |
#34817 | solace | |
#35408 | gratification | |
#61651 | condolence |
How to use consolation in a sentence?
German President Joachim Gauck:
I hope they find consolation in this difficult time.
In grief, words are a poor consolation - silence and agonizing tears are all that is left the sufferer.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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.
Translations for consolation
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- عزاءArabic
- утешителна награда, утешение, утехаBulgarian
- cena útěchy, útěchaCzech
- Trost, TrostpreisGerman
- παρηγοριάGreek
- premio de consolación, premio de consuelo, consuelo, consolaciónSpanish
- تسلیتPersian
- lohdutus, lohtuFinnish
- consolation, consolerFrench
- सांत्वनाHindi
- consolazioneItalian
- נחמהHebrew
- tupohoMāori
- troost, vertroostingDutch
- TrøstenNorwegian
- consolaçãoPortuguese
- consolareRomanian
- утешение, утеши́тельный призRussian
- utješna nagrada, utjehaSerbo-Croatian
- ஆறுதல்Tamil
- سانتوناUrdu
- 安慰Chinese
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