consolers
Those who soothe
Consolers are people who offer comfort to those in grief or distress.
The word appears in contexts where someone takes on the role of providing emotional support: The consolers gathered around the widow after the funeral.
A consoler might offer words, presence, or physical comfort like an embrace.
Those lamenting a death
- comfortersPadded bed coverings
- sympathizersThose favoring a cause
- bereavedDeprived by death
- funeralService honoring the dead
loss · death · sorrow · solace · shoulders · tissues · embraces · listeners
People who back something
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- counselorsPeople who provide guidance
- therapistsMental health professionals
caregivers · encouragers · soothers · healers · reassurers · helpers · kindness · understanding
mourners
Those lamenting a death
- comfortersPadded bed coverings
- sympathizersThose favoring a cause
- bereavedDeprived by death
funeral · loss · death · sorrow · solace · shoulders · tissues · embraces · listeners · presence
supporters
People who back something
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- counselorsPeople who provide guidance
therapists · caregivers · encouragers · soothers · healers · reassurers · helpers · kindness · understanding · validation
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
- chaplainsClergy serving institutions
- pastorsChurch spiritual leaders
- priestsOrdained religious leaders
rabbis · imams · monks · ministers · elders · gurus · healers · faith · prayer · scripture
consolerstormentors
Those who cause anguish
torturers · afflicters · persecutors · abusers · bullies
consolerscritics
Those who evaluate work
accusers · blamers · condemners · detractors · disparagers
- game consoleElectronic entertainment hardware
- center consolesVehicle's mid-cabin storage
- gaming consoleVideo game hardware
- console tableNarrow decorative wall furniture
- video game consolesDedicated gaming hardware platforms
- console gamesEntertainment for gaming systems