SOLACED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

solaced

verb

past tense of solace

as in assured

to ease the grief or distress of counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children

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as in amused

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus

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During an Elk Grove City Council meeting in April, Police Chief Bobby Davis assured the city council that precautions were in place to protect privacy.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
El-Sayed’s victory was ultimately so narrow that it wasn’t assured until almost all ballots cast statewide were counted.

— Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of assured

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When Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League by Inter Milan in 2025, Szczesny comforted a crying Gerard Martin in the dressing room.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Celeste’s mother dropped her head and was comforted by a county employee.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of comforted

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Bridges first emerged on the stand-up circuit in 2004, shortly after his 17th birthday, and has since entertained more than two million fans worldwide across a succession of record-breaking arena tours.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
But that’s coming from the perspective of someone who needs more than just Mustache Ride references to be entertained, which is not this movie’s target audience.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of entertained

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A couple of weeks ago, investors were reassured after Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft reported that their respective cloud divisions enjoyed strong revenue growth in the latest quarter.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Everyone feels reassured until an actual adversary tests whether any of it works.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of reassured

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And new local knowledge will be gleaned, with which future visitors will someday be regaled.

— Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of regaled

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As she was being consoled, everyone was wondering what was wrong.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA, was seen crying at times, dabbing her eyes with tissues and being consoled by the people around her.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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