COMFORTABLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

comfortably

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Recent Examples of comfortably There was no other contestant other than Burnham, who comfortably surpassed that threshold. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The Los Angeles Dodgers, comfortably in the playoff race, are actively seeking bullpen depth, a quest that recently saw former Chicago Cubs left-hander Charlie Barnes' brief tenure conclude. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Saturn now rises comfortably before midnight and dominates the southeastern sky by dawn, when it's joined by Mars and the stunning Pleiades open cluster. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 17 July 2026 But over the subsequent half century, the greenback has comfortably outlived a variety of terminal diagnoses. — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026 It isn't meant to house a bed but simply to open up space above the 205 x 186-cm (81 x 73-in) master king bed, creating a more complete bedroom that gives sleepers loads of space to sit up comfortably. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026 There’s a shower/tub combo, and the room can sleep a family of four comfortably. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 The experienced Rodri and Fabian Ruiz comfortably won the midfield battle, supported by Dani Olmo, who would neatly stitch play together while offering his own defensive bite when Spain did give up possession. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 July 2026 The new 170-foot superyacht can hit a top speed of 17 knots, while cruising comfortably at 15 knots. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 July 2026

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And while the late-’90s pivot from newsprint to Coke and Snickers worked fine for decades (there was plenty of demand for sugary snacks), that’s changing in the Ozempic and protein-maxxing era.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026
Food and Drink Famed chef Wolfgang Puck is the talent behind the hotel’s fine-dining restaurant, Cut New York.

— Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of fine

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Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.

— Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of ostentatiously

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