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

Snyder is clearly back in his comfort zone, unburdened by superhero mythology and uncommitted actors, and that assurance shows in the final product. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026

With rising production and import costs and everything happening around tariffs right now, brands didn’t seem as willing to step outside their comfort zones. —Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026

The company cycles its staffers through industries, geographies, and departments, purposefully putting them out of their comfort zone. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026

Some of these issues may have been a function of scheme and play calling, but Hurts needs to be pushed beyond his comfort zone. —Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comfort zone

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