Synonyms of comforting

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adjective

1

as in encouraging

making one feel good inside

the comforting smell of fresh bread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encouraging
• rewarding
• warm
• fulfilling
• satisfying
• loving
• gratifying
• welcoming
• heartening
• heartwarming
• inspiring
• gladdening
• cheering
• uplifting
• pleasing
• moving
• touching
• sympathetic
• poignant
• kind
• affecting
• exciting
• edifying
• elevating
• stirring
• inspiriting
• exhilarating
• thrilling
• stimulating
• kindly
• invigorating
• pleasurable
• rousing
• enlivening
• tender
• animating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depressing
• discouraging
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• disappointing
• saddening
• cheerless
• heartbreaking
• disconcerting
• disturbing
• dissatisfying
• displeasing
• distressing
• discomforting
• upsetting
• heartrending
• dismaying
• unpleasant
• cold
• unkind
• unfriendly
• disgruntling
• unloving
• unfeeling

2

as in relaxing

tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress

a long comforting soak in a hot bath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxing
• soothing
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing
• calming
• quieting
• hypnotic
• sedative
• dreamy
• lulling
• narcotic
• opiate
• pacifying
• deadening
• analgesic
• anodyne
• anesthetic
• depressant
• numbing
• antidepressant
• antianxiety
• antidepression
• antistress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• painful
• unsettling
• troubling
• stressful
• tiresome
• trying
• worrisome
• stimulating
• troublesome
• disturbing
• frustrating
• stimulant
• irritating
• annoying
• aggravating
• energizing
• maddening
• exasperating
• vexing
• bothersome
• irksome
• invigorating
• vexatious
• galling
• grating
• harassing
• nettlesome

comforting

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noun

as in reassurance

the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering

the comforting of the sick has always been regarded as one of the major acts of charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassurance
• consoling
• consolation
• compassion
• solace
• feeling
• sympathy
• solacing
• kindness
• pity
• counseling
• counselling
• mercy
• condolence
• commiseration
• humanity
• kindliness
• kindheartedness

comforting

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verb

present participle of comfort

as in reassuring

to ease the grief or distress of

the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassuring
• assuring
• soothing
• consoling
• cheering
• uplifting
• solacing
• sympathizing
• relieving
• calming
• alleviating
• lifting
• commiserating
• empathizing
• relaxing
• elevating
• allaying
• condoling
• quieting
• boosting
• tranquilizing
• buoying (up)
• tranquillizing
• assuaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distressing
• troubling
• discouraging
• tormenting
• worrying
• torturing
• upsetting
• disheartening
• demoralizing
• aggravating
• intensifying
• worsening
• fretting
• irritating
• annoying
• harassing
• pestering
• irking