Definition for Consolation:

• Act of consoling; consoling circumstance; c. race, prize, stakes, ( open to competitors unsuccessful in former events). [ French]

Synonyms for Consolation:

• n.

  •
  • asset,
  • benefit,
  • privilege,
  • edge,
  • virtue,
  • trump card,
  • incentive,
  • good,
  • merit,
  • advantage.
  •
  • support.
  •act (noun)
  • consolation.
  •comfort (noun)
  • secour.
  •condolence (noun)
  • Condolement.
  •consolation (noun)
  • solacement.
  •encouragement (noun)
  • enlivenings,
  • consolings,
  • shot the arm,
  • supportings,
  • re assuring,
  • shot arm,
  • invigorations,
  • re-assurance,
  • pro-motion,
  • pro motions,
  • shot in arm,
  • inspiritments,
  • solacings,
  • re assurances,
  • reassurings,
  • re-assurances,
  • re-assuring,
  • re assurance,
  • relievings.
  •reactivation (noun)
  • re-birth,
  • re activation,
  • re births,
  • re-activations,
  • re-births,
  • re birth,
  • re-activation,
  • re activations.
  •refund (noun)
  • dis-counts,
  • give backs,
  • dis charges,
  • re-payments,
  • re-funds,
  • re turn,
  • re fund,
  • re-bate,
  • Re-turn,
  • re bate,
  • money backs,
  • re-bates,
  • give ups,
  • giveup,
  • re payment,
  • re-turns,
  • dis counts,
  • re turns,
  • re funds,
  • re-fund,
  • givebacks,
  • re payments,
  • dis charge,
  • re bates,
  • re-payment,
  • give-ups,
  • give-backs,
  • dis-charges,
  • giveups,
  • dis-charge.
  •relief (noun)
  • appeasement,
  • alleviation,
  • easement,
  • cure,
  • aid,
  • mildness,
  • respite,
  • mercy,
  • remedy,
  • assuagement,
  • help.
  •relief, comfort (noun)
  • cheer,
  • ease,
  • compassion,
  • fellow feeling,
  • succor,
  • lenity,
  • pity.
  •revival (noun)
  • re generation,
  • re-naissances,
  • reanimations,
  • re animation,
  • re naissances,
  • freshenings,
  • re-animations,
  • cheerings,
  • re-generation,
  • risorgimenti,
  • re naissance,
  • re-naissance,
  • re-generations,
  • enkindlings,
  • re generations,
  • re animations,
  • re-animation.
  •sympathy (noun)
  • under-standing,
  • under standings,
  • under-standings,
  • under standing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sympathy.

Paraphrases for Consolation:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    comfort, solace.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    consular.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    condolence, reassurance.

Antonyms for Consolation:

• n.

  • relief, comfort
    antagonism, annoyance, disturbance, disdain, agitation, stop, upset, mercilessness, trouble, discouragement, indifference.
  • Other antonyms:
    cold comfort, heartache, heartbreak.

Consolation Sentence Examples:

• It is some consolation to know that their father did not discover this.

• The danger is over I see, and, as we return our thanks for it, we have the consolation of knowing that we have done our duty.

Homophones for Consolation:

• conciliation, Conium Maculatum, cancellation, consultation, congelation, consolidation.

Hypernym for Consolation:

• n.

  • feeling
    bright side, cold comfort, silver lining.

Hyponym for Consolation:

• n.

  • act
    succor, relief, succour, ministration.
  • feeling
    comfort.