Synonyms of comfort

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noun (1)

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as in relief

a feeling of ease from grief or trouble

the mourners found comfort in their pastor's words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relief
• consolation
• encouragement
• solace
• reassurance
• cheer
• sympathy
• happiness
• assurance
• uplift
• contentment
• assistance
• inspiration
• empathy
• alleviation
• mitigation
• aid
• succor
• gladness
• help
• assuagement
• commiseration

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• distress
• anguish
• torture
• cold comfort
• heartache
• heartbreak
• torment

2

as in luxury

something that adds to one's ease of living

a family campground with all the comforts of home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luxury
• convenience
• amenity
• benefit
• accommodation
• service
• creature comfort
• mod con
• nicety
• solace
• bonus
• joy
• extra
• help
• pleasure
• indulgence
• delight
• anodyne

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weight
• burden
• millstone

3

as in ease

reduction of or freedom from pain

a life of comfort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relief
• ease
• alleviation
• release
• decrease
• mitigation
• moderation
• soothing
• appeasement
• assuagement
• diminishment
• mollification
• calming
• salving

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• discomfort
• unrest
• suffering
• misery
• anguish
• agony
• torture
• pain
• torment
• ache
• stitch
• sting
• pang
• twinge
• prick
• tingle
• smart
• throe

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as in amenity

something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary

a hotel room featuring an array of domestic comforts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luxury
• amenity
• indulgence
• extra
• superfluity
• frill
• option
• extravagance
• accessory
• treat
• dainty
• nicety
• nonessential
• delicacy
• accessary
• bells and whistles
• accouterment
• accoutrement

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• must
• necessity
• essential
• requirement
• fundamental
• basic

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verb (1)

as in to assure

to ease the grief or distress of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assure
• reassure
• soothe
• cheer
• console
• solace
• uplift
• sympathize
• relieve
• alleviate
• empathize
• lift
• calm
• allay
• commiserate
• buoy (up)
• condole
• relax
• elevate
• quiet
• assuage
• boost
• tranquillize
• tranquilize

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• distress
• trouble
• torment
• worry
• torture
• discourage
• upset
• intensify
• demoralize
• aggravate
• worsen
• annoy
• fret
• irritate
• dishearten
• harass
• irk
• pester

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adjective

1

as in encouraging

making one feel good inside

the comforting smell of fresh bread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encouraging
• rewarding
• warm
• fulfilling
• satisfying
• loving
• gratifying
• welcoming
• heartening
• heartwarming
• inspiring
• gladdening
• cheering
• uplifting
• pleasing
• moving
• touching
• sympathetic
• poignant
• kind
• affecting
• exciting
• edifying
• elevating
• stirring
• inspiriting
• exhilarating
• thrilling
• stimulating
• kindly
• invigorating
• pleasurable
• rousing
• enlivening
• tender
• animating

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• depressing
• discouraging
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• disappointing
• saddening
• cheerless
• heartbreaking
• disconcerting
• disturbing
• dissatisfying
• displeasing
• distressing
• discomforting
• upsetting
• heartrending
• dismaying
• unpleasant
• cold
• unkind
• unfriendly
• disgruntling
• unloving
• unfeeling

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as in relaxing

tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress

a long comforting soak in a hot bath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxing
• soothing
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing
• calming
• quieting
• hypnotic
• sedative
• dreamy
• lulling
• narcotic
• opiate
• pacifying
• deadening
• analgesic
• anodyne
• anesthetic
• depressant
• numbing
• antidepressant
• antianxiety
• antidepression
• antistress

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• painful
• unsettling
• troubling
• stressful
• tiresome
• trying
• worrisome
• stimulating
• troublesome
• disturbing
• frustrating
• stimulant
• irritating
• annoying
• aggravating
• energizing
• maddening
• exasperating
• vexing
• bothersome
• irksome
• invigorating
• vexatious
• galling
• grating
• harassing
• nettlesome

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noun (2)

as in reassurance

the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering

the comforting of the sick has always been regarded as one of the major acts of charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassurance
• consoling
• consolation
• compassion
• solace
• feeling
• sympathy
• solacing
• kindness
• pity
• counseling
• counselling
• mercy
• condolence
• commiseration
• humanity
• kindliness
• kindheartedness

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verb (2)

present participle of comfort

as in reassuring

to ease the grief or distress of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassuring
• assuring
• soothing
• consoling
• cheering
• uplifting
• solacing
• sympathizing
• relieving
• calming
• alleviating
• lifting
• commiserating
• empathizing
• relaxing
• elevating
• allaying
• condoling
• quieting
• boosting
• tranquilizing
• buoying (up)
• tranquillizing
• assuaging

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• distressing
• troubling
• discouraging
• tormenting
• worrying
• torturing
• upsetting
• disheartening
• demoralizing
• aggravating
• intensifying
• worsening
• fretting
• irritating
• annoying
• harassing
• pestering
• irking

Phrases Containing comfort

• comfort station
• creature comfort