comfort zone

noun

1

: the temperature range within which one is comfortable

2

: the level at which one functions with ease and familiarity

Examples of comfort zone in a Sentence

He pushes the players to perform beyond their comfort zone.

I need to expand my comfort zone and try new things.

Recent Examples on the Web

Lawrence sought out Ramsay to adapt the book after securing the rights, with the hopes that her collaborator would both push her out of comfort zones and leave the story’s rough edges intact. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025

This transit is here to push us past our comfort zone, essentially daring us to break free from what’s been inhibiting us. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025

Venus feels out of place in the West Hollywood dating scene, but his friends encourage him to step out of his comfort zone. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025

Great political filmmakers, by confronting not only the complacencies of popular political filmmaking but the doctrinal comfort zone of the art-house audience, revitalize their own art. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comfort zone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone