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Synonyms of cushioning
(Entry 1 of 3)
something that serves as a protective barrier
- put plenty of cushioning around that bottle of wine if you're going to carry it home in your suitcase
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cushioning
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of cushioning (Entry 2 of 3)
as in softening, emollient
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- heavy-handed,
- oppressive,
- pitiless,
- tyrannical
- (also tyrannic)
cushioning
verbpresent participle of cushion
Synonyms & Antonyms of cushioning (Entry 3 of 3)
to lessen the shock of
- a substantial nest egg helped to cushion the sudden loss of her job
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The first known use of cushioning was in 1830
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