Another word for comfort
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Verb
To give hope to in time of grief or pain
- To calm or placate (a person, for example).
- To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
- To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
- Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
- A source of comfort or consolation.
- To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow.
- To allay the sorrow or grief of (someone).
See also:To make less severe or more bearable
- To cause a lessening or alleviation of:
- To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant:
- To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
- To make less severe or intense; mitigate.
- To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).
- To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
- To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate.
- To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.
- To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
- To make (a color) lighter.
- To enlighten.
- To make less; reduce.
- To make little of; belittle.
- To become less; decrease:
- The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
- Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
- Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.
- To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
- To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
- To appease or calm:
- To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
- To lessen or reduce:
- To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
- To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
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Noun
Steady good fortune or financial security
- A condition of financial security or independence.
- the degree to which a thing is prosperous
- The condition of being prosperous.
- The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
- Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
- Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.
A consoling in time of grief or pain
- Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
- A source of comfort or consolation.
- To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow.
- The act or an instance of consoling.
- The state of being consoled.
- One that consoles; a comfort:
See also:Anything that increases physical comfort
- Ease in moving, acting, or doing:
- An ability or talent; an aptitude:
- A building, room, array of equipment, or a number of such things, designed to serve a particular function:
- The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs:
- Personal comfort or advantage:
- Something that increases comfort or saves work:
- The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness:
- Something that contributes to physical or material comfort:
- A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location.
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Another word for comfort
Noun
A state of ease
- A state of great comfort or luxury.
- A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.
- An instance of contented self-satisfaction.
- The state of being peaceful.
- The property of being restful.
- The emotion of being happy; joy.
- (archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
- Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; "” used especially of language.
- The state or feeling of being pleased or gratified.
- A source of enjoyment or delight:
- Amusement, diversion, or worldly enjoyment:
- (chiefly North America) The state or quality of being cozy.
- The fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite:
- Pleasure or contentment derived from such gratification:
- An instance of being satisfied or a source of gratification:
- plural form of amenity
- (plural only) The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
- plural form of creature comfort
- A full or completely adequate amount or supply:
- A large quantity or amount; an abundance:
- A condition of general abundance or prosperity:
- The state, sensation, or quality of producing or having a moderate degree of heat:
- Friendliness, kindness, or affection:
- Excitement or intensity, especially of emotion.
- Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings:
- Something that is not essential but provides pleasure and comfort:
- Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do:
- a gratifying or being gratified
- something that gratifies; cause for satisfaction
- reward or recompense for services or benefits
- The condition or quality of being sufficient:
- An adequate amount or quantity:
- Adequate means to live in modest comfort.
- A great or plentiful amount:
- The condition of being in rich supply:
- Degree of plentifulness:
- A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation:
- A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders.
- Comfort or encouragement:
- Wealth; affluence.
- Great abundance or extravagance.
- The condition of being prosperous.
- To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance:
- To cause to be ready or about to do something:
- To be balanced or held in suspension:
- The action of assuaging; appeasement.
- The condition of being assuaged.
- An assuaging medicine or application.
- The easing of a pain, distress, or anxiety:
- Something that alleviates pain, distress, or anxiety:
- Aid in time of danger:
- an alleviating or being alleviated
- a thing that alleviates
- The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
- Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
- Calmness; tranquility.
- The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed.
- Refreshment of body or mind; recreation:
- A loosening or slackening.
- Making or characterized by little or no noise:
- Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
- Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:
- A period of inactivity, relaxation, or sleep:
- Sleep or the refreshment resulting from inactivity or sleep:
- The repose of death:
- The state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous; welfare.
- The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
- Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
- Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.
- The state of being contented; satisfaction.
- A source of satisfaction:
Antonyms:Consolation
- A feeling of pity or sorrow for the distress of another; commiseration.
- An expression of such feeling:
- Mutual understanding or feeling between people:
- Deep awareness of the suffering of another accompanied by the wish to relieve it.
- Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
- A source of comfort or consolation.
- To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow.
Anything that brings comfort
- Assistance in time of distress; relief.
- One that affords assistance or relief:
- To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress:
- To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
- To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
- To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:
- To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid:
- To give material or financial aid to:
- To wait on, as in a store or restaurant:
Verb
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- praise; congratulations
- (idiomatic) Praise, congratulations.
- (idiomatic) To praise or congratulate.
- To bring back into existence or use; reestablish:
- To bring back to an original or normal condition:
- To place in a former position or location:
- To set free from confinement or bondage:
- To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
- To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:
- Something, such as a drug or a bandage, that is used to treat a symptom, disease, injury, or other condition.
- Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error.
- The means of obtaining redress of a wrong or enforcement of a right.
- To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen:
- To put an end to:
- To make void:
- To make soft or softer.
- To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
- To make less harsh, strident, or critical:
- To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
- To make (a color) lighter.
- To enlighten.
- To make or become better; improve:
- Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot:
- Having the natural heat of living beings:
- Preserving or imparting heat:
- An analgesic or medicinal ointment.
- Something that soothes or consoles; a balm:
- Flattery or commendation.
- To make strong or increase the strength of.
- To become strong or stronger.
- To impart new life, energy, or spirit to:
- To impart new life or vigor to:
- To revive or reinvigorate, as with rest, food, or drink:
- To renew by stimulation:
- To make cool, clean, or moist; freshen up:
- To make new or as if new again; restore:
- To take up again; resume:
- To repeat so as to reaffirm:
- To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate:
- To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
- To give support to; foster:
- To stimulate; spur:
- To hold aloft; raise:
- To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
- To maintain or affirm:
- To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
- To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
- To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:
- To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
- To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
- To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:
- Assistance in time of distress; relief.
- One that affords assistance or relief:
- To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress:
- To relieve (a pack animal, for example) of a burden.
- To free of a burden or trouble:
- To unload:
- To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate.
- To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.
- To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
- To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
- To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
- To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
- To appease or calm:
- To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
- To lessen or reduce:
- To cause a lessening or alleviation of:
- To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant:
- To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
- To give new life to:
- To reconstruct or re-create:
- To reinvigorate:
- To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate:
- To give new health, strength, or spirit to:
- To restore to use, currency, activity, or notice:
- To instill courage or life into.
- To make glad:
- To be glad.
- A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation:
- A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders.
- Comfort or encouragement:
- To give strength, courage, or hope to.
- To restore confidence to:
- To assure again:
- To reinsure.
- To make tranquil; pacify:
- To sedate or relieve of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug.
- To become tranquil; relax.
- To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form:
- To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
- To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).
- To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
- To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
- To end war, fighting, or violence in (a region or country), especially by military force.
- Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
- Not excited or agitated; composed:
- An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
- To feel or express compassion, as for another's suffering; commiserate.
- To share or understand the feelings or ideas of another:
- To be in accord; correspond.
- Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.
- Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances:
- To pity.
- To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
- To feel or express sympathy:
- To express sympathy or sorrow:
- Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
- A source of comfort or consolation.
- To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow.
- To calm or placate (a person, for example).
- To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
- To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
- To allay the sorrow or grief of (someone).
Antonyms:
Synonym Study
- Soothe implies the calming or allaying of pain, distress, or agitation to soothe a fretful child
- Solace suggests the relieving of melancholy, boredom, or loneliness I solaced myself with music
- Console suggests less positive relief but implies a moderation of the sense of loss or disappointment to console someone on the death of a parent
- Comfort suggests the lessening of misery or grief by cheering, calming, or inspiring with hope
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