solaced
Gave emotional relief
Solaced is the past tense of solace, meaning to comfort or console someone in grief or distress.
The word carries a literary or formal tone: She solaced herself with music after the funeral.
To be solaced is to receive relief from sorrow, though the comfort may be partial or temporary rather than complete.
Gave comfort to
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- supportedGave aid or backing
- nurturedCared for supportively
- cared forProvided attention and support
held · reassured · heartened · sympathized · empathized · attended · ministered · tended
Freed from a load
- lightenedMade less heavy
- easedMade less severe
- freedReleased from confinement
- releasedSet free from confinement
exhaled · decompressed · alleviated · respite · reprieve · disburdened · delivered · liberated
Expression of shared grief
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
commiseration · funeral · wake · shiva · memorial · remembrance · eulogy · tribute
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- faithTrust without proof
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
contemplation · psalm · hymn · blessing · sanctuary · grace · divine · peace
Returned to original condition
- recoveredReturned to normal state
- mendedRestored after damage
- renewedMade valid again
- salvedApplied healing ointment
remedied · recuperated · convalesced · regenerated · revitalized · rejuvenated · rebuilt · repaired
consoled
Gave comfort to
cared for · held · reassured · heartened · sympathized · empathized · attended · ministered · tended · befriended
unburdened
Freed from a load
released · exhaled · decompressed · alleviated · respite · reprieve · disburdened · delivered · liberated · lifted
condolence
Expression of shared grief
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
sympathy · commiseration · funeral · wake · shiva · memorial · remembrance · eulogy · tribute · compassion
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- faithTrust without proof
- scriptureSacred religious writings
devotion · contemplation · psalm · hymn · blessing · sanctuary · grace · divine · peace · serenity
restored
Returned to original condition
salved · remedied · recuperated · convalesced · regenerated · revitalized · rejuvenated · rebuilt · repaired · rehabilitated
solaceddistressed
Suffering emotional turmoil
disconsolate · tormented · anguished · afflicted · troubled
solaceduncomforted
Not given solace
unconsoled · ignored · dismissed · abandoned · forsaken
- Quantum of SolaceSmall measure of comfort
- spiritual solaceReligious emotional relief