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. • Layer

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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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How to use cushion in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Kelly Clarkson:

   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.

3. Kashirah Jackson:

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

4. Lindsey Bell:

   While consumers have some cushion in savings, that's going to run out very quickly -- especially with the holidays approaching.

5. Joe Cruz:

   We have some cushion and some savings if anything should happen.