Synonyms of comforted

comforted 1 of 2

adjective

as in reassured

Related Words

• reassured
• encouraged
• unafraid
• brave
• courageous
• heartened
• undaunted
• emboldened
• fearless
• valiant
• intrepid
• determined
• dauntless
• undismayed
• valorous
• resolute
• undeterred
• heroic
• unflinching
• stalwart
• gallant
• plucky
• spirited
• stouthearted
• gutsy
• Spartan
• unswerving
• spunky
• game
• adventurous
• bold
• lionhearted
• daring
• gritty
• stout
• greathearted
• hardy
• undauntable
• gutty
• doughty
• firm
• adventuresome
• mad
• foolish
• venturous
• venturesome
• mettlesome
• dashing
• audacious
• thoughtless
• nutty
• insane
• imprudent
• impetuous
• overconfident
• reckless
• heedless
• brazen
• rash
• incautious
• hotheaded
• impulsive
• foolhardy
• hasty
• crazy
• madcap
• daredevil
• precipitate
• brash
• headlong
• half-witted
• wild
• overbold

Dissimilar Words

• anxious
• timid
• nervous
• apprehensive
• scary
• careful
• cautious
• shy
• frightened
• afraid
• diffident
• skittish
• startled
• upset
• terrified
• disturbed
• mousy
• prudent
• scared
• unnerved
• shocked
• agitated
• horrified
• panicked
• disquieted
• perturbed
• spooked
• worried
• disconcerted
• heedful
• concerned
• unadventurous
• weak
• fearful
• terrorized
• yellow
• coward
• panic-stricken
• timorous
• cowardly
• wimpy
• craven
• spiritless
• pusillanimous
• unheroic
• fainthearted
• nerveless
• spineless
• gutless
• dastardly
• chicken
• ungallant
• uncourageous
• weakhearted
• poor-spirited
• milk-livered
• chickenhearted
• chicken-livered
• poltroon
• lily-livered

comforted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of comfort

as in assured

to ease the grief or distress of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassured
• assured
• soothed
• consoled
• cheered
• uplifted
• solaced
• sympathized
• relieved
• lifted
• empathized
• alleviated
• calmed
• commiserated
• allayed
• condoled
• elevated
• relaxed
• buoyed (up)
• assuaged
• quieted
• boosted
• tranquilized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• troubled
• tortured
• tormented
• worried
• discouraged
• distressed
• upset
• intensified
• aggravated
• annoyed
• disheartened
• worsened
• irritated
• demoralized
• harassed
• fretted
• irked
• pestered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comforted

Verb

When Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League by Inter Milan in 2025, Szczesny comforted a crying Gerard Martin in the dressing room. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Celeste’s mother dropped her head and was comforted by a county employee. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

By the end of my rave journey, I was comforted by the knowledge that there is a space for people—newcomers, veteran partygoers like Estephani—to discover the joys of dancing among like-minded attendees. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

Of course, investors may be comforted by Micron’s relatively cheap valuation. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

Libraries open opportunities to get excited and relax, discover and reminisce, be challenged and comforted. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Pfeiffer’s character, Stacy Clyburn, is mourning the death of her husband and his brother and in this scene is comforted by her best friend, Liliana (Spence). — Hilton Dresden, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026

Still, Navarro comforted herself that the investigation had served as a warning to Tate. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

The creamy formula lathers into a gentle foam that lifts unwanted debris from your pores, while helping skin feel smooth and comforted. — Kieaundria Bellamy, InStyle, 29 May 2026