Synonyms 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

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1. cushionnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "cushion":

   pillow, cushions, buffer, amortize, mitigate, mattress, pad, alleviate, soften

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1. Kashirah Jackson:

   Now, I will have to work harder and longer to get back to where I was, my only cushion was my savings.

2. Catherine Doyle:

   We’re now going into a seasonally more difficult period, as you come into February that’s typically when you might see markets pause if they started off the year very strongly, within our portfolio we’ve put on some protection to potentially cushion us in case there is some volatility.

3. Reiner Haseloff:

   The proposals must be implemented as recommended. Changing them would jeopardize the hard-won compromise as a whole, the 40 billion euros are urgently needed to cushion the earlier exit from brown coal, as demanded by the federal government.

4. United States:

   It needs that foreign inflow to cushion its currency during the trade war, if China weaponizes Treasury holdings, that sends a very alarming message to global investors.

5. Fabio Schvartsman:

   We will create a cushion of safety far superior to what we have today to guarantee this never happens again.