Buffer
Buffer verb - To lessen the shock of.
Usage example: during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain
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Synonyms for Buffer
Mitigate and buffer are semantically related. in cushion topic. In some cases you can use "Mitigate" instead a verb "Buffer".
Common collocations
| impact | buffer impact | mitigate impact |
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Mitigate and Buffer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffer/mitigate
Buffer & Mitigate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffer/mitigate>.
Mitigate or Buffer. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffer/mitigate.
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