cushioned

UK/ˈkʊʃənd/

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Northern Ireland/ˈkʉʃənd/

cushioned is the simple past and past participle of cushion.

Adjective

cushioned (comparative more cushioned, superlative most cushioned)

cushion (third-person singular simple present cushions, present participle cushioning, simple past and past participle cushioned)

To furnish with cushions.
- to cushion a sofa
Synonyms:

nestle, pad
To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
- How many doughty monarchs, in later and more polite ages, would have slept in cottages, and have worked in falls, instead of inhabiting palaces, and being cushioned up in thrones, if this rule of government had continued in force ?1734, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, A Dissertation on Parties
(figuratively) To absorb or deaden the impact of.
- to cushion a blow
Synonyms:

buffer
(figuratively, transitive) To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.

comparative	more cushioned
superlative	most cushioned

What does cushioned mean?: Cushioned means furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.
What is cushioned the simple past and past participle of?: Cushioned is the simple past and past participle of cushion.
What part of speech is cushioned?: Cushioned is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cushioned?: Cushioned is pronounced /ˈkʊʃənd/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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