comfort

1 a feeling of ease from grief or trouble the mourners found comfort in their pastor's words Synonyms cheer, consolation, relief, solace Related Words encouragement, inspiration, uplift; assurance, reassurance; alleviation, assuagement, mitigation; contentment, gladness, happiness; commiseration, empathy, sympathy; aid, assistance, help, succor Near Antonyms cold comfort; anguish, distress, heartache, heartbreak, torment, torture

2 something that adds to one's ease of living a family campground with all the comforts of home Synonyms accommodation, amenity, convenience, creature comfort, luxury, mod con [chiefly British], nicety Related Words bonus, extra; benefit, help, service; anodyne, solace; delight, indulgence, joy, pleasure Antonyms burden, millstone, weight

3 reduction of or freedom from pain a life of comfort Synonyms alleviation, ease, release, reliefRelated Words appeasement, assuagement, decrease, diminishment, mitigation, moderation, mollification; calming, salving, soothingNear Antonyms discomfort, unrest; agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture; ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge

4 something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary a hotel room featuring an array of domestic comforts Synonyms amenity, luxury, extra, frill, indulgence, superfluityRelated Words extravagance, nonessential; dainty, delicacy, nicety, treat; accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), bells and whistles, optionAntonyms basic, essential, fundamental, must, necessity, requirement