cushioned

Meaning of cushioned

adjective
  1. covered by soft padding that provides comfortable support, especially for sitting or leaning on.
    she is sitting on a cushioned stool
verb, past tense
  1. soften the effect of an impact on.
    the bag cushions equipment from inevitable knocks
  2. mitigate the adverse effects of.
    to cushion the blow, wages and pensions were increased

Middle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip’, from coxa ‘hip, thigh’. The Romans also had a word cubital ‘elbow cushion’, from cubitus ‘elbow’.

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Hyphenation of cushioned

cush-ioned

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • cushioned is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

cushioned synonyms

Meaning cushiony:

cushiony, padded

Meaning keep safe from harm or injury:

protect

Meaning enclose or screen (a piece of machinery) to protect the user:

shield

Meaning protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather:

shelter

Meaning envelop in a protective or comforting way:

cocoon

Meaning make or become less severe:

soften

Meaning make or become less; diminish:

lessen

Meaning make or become less:

diminish

Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:

decrease

Meaning make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:

mitigate

Meaning act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something):

temper

Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):

allay

Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:

alleviate

Meaning make or become dull or less intense:

dull

Meaning make or become less sharp:

blunt

Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:

deaden

Meaning take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact):

absorb

Meaning wrap or cover for warmth:

muffle

Meaning make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate:

stifle

cushioned antonyms

Meaning make (something) visible by uncovering it:

expose

Meaning become or make more intense:

intensify

Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:

exacerbate

Words that rhyme with cushioned

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