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Solace

Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.

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Broader term 7

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Comfort 76% connected

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Comfortableness 76% connected

State of being comfortable.

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Ministration 76% connected

The act of ministering; service; ministry.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Relief 76% connected

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Succor 76% connected

To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 9

Allay 76% connected

To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Calm 76% connected

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ease 76% connected

Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lull 76% connected

To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

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Quiet 76% connected

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Relieve 76% connected

To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Still 76% connected

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Tranquilize 76% connected

Alt. of Tranquillize

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Tranquillize 76% connected

To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotio…

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Console 74% connected

To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Console 74% connected

To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Comfort 92% connected

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Consolation 92% connected

The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or c…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Console 92% connected

To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Solacement 92% connected

The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also, that which solaces.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Soothe 92% connected

To assent to as true.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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