Exact Match:
- shock absorber
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
Synonyms:
- alleviative,
- alleviator,
- anodyne,
- assuager,
- balm,
- calmative,
- cushion,
- dolorifuge,
- lenitive,
- mitigator,
- moderator,
- modulator,
- mollifier,
- pacificator,
- pacifier,
- palliative,
- peacemaker,
- restraining hand,
- salve,
- sedative,
- soother,
- soothing syrup,
- stabilizer,
- temperer,
- tranquilizer,
- wiser head