What is another word for cushion?
Synonyms for cushion
ˈkʊʃ əncush·ion
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Princeton's WordNet
shock absorber, shock, cushionnoun
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
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electrical shock, jounce, blow, electric shock, stupor, daze, jolt, shock absorber, shock, jar, seismic disturbance, impactcushionnoun
the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
Synonyms:
shock absorber, shockcushionverb
a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
Synonyms:
shock absorber, shockcushion, buffer, softenverb
protect from impact
"cushion the blow"
Synonyms:
relent, soften, buffer, yield, moderate, mince, break, damp, weaken, dampen
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1336 | impact | |
#1618 | break | |
#2540 | blow | |
#4373 | buffer | |
#4557 | yield | |
#4602 | shock | |
#5030 | pad | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#8393 | jar | |
#8672 | pillow | |
#9393 | mattress | |
#12446 | cushion | |
#18220 | damp | |
#18260 | cushions | |
#18285 | mitigate | |
#19755 | alleviate | |
#25411 | weaken | |
#28820 | jolt | |
#30385 | soften | |
#31731 | daze | |
#50453 | mince | |
#51445 | dampen | |
#68517 | stupor | |
#89395 | amortize | |
#109022 | relent |
How to use cushion in a sentence?
Fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson:
We can't relax just because we're going home and we've got a two-game cushion, that team's hungry over there, and they've got some all-time great players.
Lionel Richie – he is a major dad. He is [a] dad/chaperon, like Lionel will be telling some beautiful story about Prince… and we will be preparing a whoopee cushion.
Now, I will have to work harder and longer to get back to where I was, my only cushion was my savings.
While consumers have some cushion in savings, that's going to run out very quickly -- especially with the holidays approaching.
We have some cushion and some savings if anything should happen.
Translations for cushion
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- kussingAfrikaans
- وسادةArabic
- мендәрBashkir
- падушкаBelarusian
- буфер, възглавница, омекотявам, бордBulgarian
- coixíCatalan, Valencian
- nárazník, polštářek, zmírnit, vypoltářovat, poduška, ztlumit, mantinel, polštářCzech
- clustogau, clustogWelsh
- hynde, afbøde, bande, pude, polstreDanish
- Kissen, Bande, abfedern, polstern, Puffer, Polster, abdämpfenGerman
- μαξιλάρι, στρώμα, σπόνταGreek
- kusenoEsperanto
- amortiguante, cojín, almohadón, banda, colchón, amortiguarSpanish
- بالش, متکا, کوسنPersian
- pehmuste, valli, tyyny, pehmentääFinnish
- koddi, pútaFaroese
- coussin, amortirFrench
- adhartán, pillín, cúisín, stuáilIrish
- pilleanScottish Gaelic
- vánkos, párnaHungarian
- բարձ, [[բիլիարդի]] [[սեղանի]] [[եզր]]Armenian
- kusenoIdo
- ammortizzare, sponda, cuscino, attutireItalian
- 座布団, クッションJapanese
- ბალიშიGeorgian
- ខ្នើយកែប, ខ្នើយ, ខ្នល់ខ្នើយKhmer
- 쿠션Korean
- بالیفKurdish
- culcitaLatin
- KëssenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເບາະ, ໝອນLao
- pagalvėLithuanian
- spilvensLatvian
- aupuru, kuihanaMāori
- легло, перниче, ублажува, подлогаMacedonian
- kussen, bandDutch
- poduszka, bandaPolish
- amortecer, amortecedor, almofada, tabelaPortuguese
- pernăRomanian
- смягчать удар, прокладка, буфер, подушка, борт, амортизаторRussian
- ublažiti, obžitiSerbo-Croatian
- vankúšSlovak
- oblaziniti, blazinaSlovene
- dyna, stoppa, vall, kudde, mildra, dämpa, madrasseraSwedish
- దిండుTelugu
- เบาะThai
- yastıkTurkish
- буфер, подушка, бортUkrainian
- 坐垫Chinese
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