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. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   We're not talking about so-called bailouts for firms that made reckless decisions, we're not talking about a taxpayer-funded cushion for companies that made mistakes. We're talking about loans which must be repaid.

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. Claire Zippel:

   While families were receiving those payments, the vast majority were putting them towards just basic expenses, and so to not have that cushion anymore, combined with prices going up, is certainly putting many families in a pinch.

4. Olaf Biedermann:

   We have a unique technology integrated; it is piezoelectric sensors integrated in the seat cushion. Very simple and robust, and our way to measure the information.

5. Josh Hader:

   They definitely got to me today, tip the cap. It definitely sucks, but it happens.'' Josh Hader of the Brewers takes the field against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. ( Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Brewers manager Craig Counsell told reporters that he wished his squad could have given Josh Hader of the Brewers more than just a one-run cushion heading into the ninth inning. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM.