solacing
Giving gentle reassurance
Solacing is the act of providing comfort or consolation to someone in distress.
The word carries a gentle, somewhat literary quality: She spent the afternoon solacing her grieving friend.
One might also speak of solacing oneself with small pleasures during difficult times.
Giving emotional ease
- sympathizingSharing in another's feelings
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
empathetic · supportive · caring · nurturing · tenderness · kindness · gentleness · heartening
comforting
Giving emotional ease
- sympathizingSharing in another's feelings
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- understandingMental comprehension of something
compassionate · empathetic · supportive · caring · nurturing · tenderness · kindness · gentleness · heartening · uplifting
alleviating
Making less severe
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- calmingInducing a settled state
quieting · relieving · mitigating · lessening · softening · assuaging · allaying · palliative · balm · salve
peaceful
Free from disturbance
restful · still · quiet · gentle · meditative · contemplative · repose · sanctuary · refuge · haven
solacingdistressing
Causing anguish or worry
tormenting · agonizing · soul-crushing · harrowing · afflicting
solacingdismissing
Removing from position
ignoring · abandoning · neglecting · rebuffing · rejecting
console, solace, consolation, consoling, consoler, solaced, solaces, consolable, unconsoled