Antonyms for cushioned

Grammar : Verb

Spell : koosh-uhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʊʃ ən

Definition of cushioned

Origin : c.1300, from Old French coissin "seat cushion" (12c., Modern French coussin), probably a variant of Vulgar Latin *coxinum, from Latin coxa "hip, thigh," or from Latin culcita "mattress." Someone has counted more than 400 spellings of the plural of this word in Middle English wills and inventories. Also from the French word are Italian cuscino, Spanish cojin.

verb pad, protect from blow

Example sentences :

Once a heavy stone struck him on his cushioned head, and he fell.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

Rusche demanded from where he balanced on the cushioned sleeping plate.
Extract from : « Second Sight » by Basil Eugene Wells

Diana dropped into a chair, and laid her head against the cushioned back.
Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey

Bessie is "bottled" in "effective blockade" of cushioned upholstery.
Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

Lady Enville sat down in her cushioned chair, and made a screen of her fan.
Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

With her head lying on the cushioned edge of the box she was crying.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Never in the course of a cushioned and pampered life had he been so manhandled.
Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine

And then the hot tea and savory dishes, the cushioned chair and the books!
Extract from : « Sara Crewe » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

He seemed to think no more of such a journey than a gentleman does now of a trip, in cushioned cars, from Boston to New Orleans.
Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

He rolled over on his back and cushioned his head in his hands.
Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd

Synonyms for cushioned

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