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

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1. consolation

   Synonyms:
   blessing, boon, comfort, good fortune, good luck, gratification, happiness, joy, pleasure, prosperity, relief, success, triumph

   Antonyms:
   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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Comfort
   • Relief

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1. consolationnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "consolation":

   comfort, solace, condolence, funeral

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1. Claude Lévi-Strauss:

   Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation.

2. Ryan McCormick:

   When a celebrity is officially dropped from a brand the publicist should focus immediately on providing comfort and consolation, send a big gift basket and be there 24/7 for them, they should also give reassurances about the future and offer actions about what that celebrity can take to make their situation better. Telling a client to drop out of the public eye for a few months isn't a bad idea. Right now the world is moving so fast and most people have a very short attention span. The likelihood of a global event or national scandal eclipsing what your client had been involved in is reasonably high. Let time heal.

3. Mr Shalehan:

   When( they) offered me the' consolation prize,' I felt a bit insulted.

4. Plutarch:

   It is the usual consolation of the envious, if they cannot maintain their superiority, to represent those by whom they are surpassed as inferior to some one else.

5. Martin Gore:

   When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy -- but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.