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

According to the study, more than 97% of religious respondents and 80% of nonreligious respondents said they had been spiritually moved, inspired or comforted by online content. — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

The actress focused on the positive, like being comforted by her dog Gracie, who died in 2024. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

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