COMFORTS Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of comfort

as in consolations

a feeling of ease from grief or trouble the mourners found comfort in their pastor's words

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as in amenities

something that adds to one's ease of living a family campground with all the comforts of home

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as in reliefs

reduction of or freedom from pain a life of comfort

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as in luxuries

something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary a hotel room featuring an array of domestic comforts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of comfort

as in assures

to ease the grief or distress of the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado

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Recent Examples of comforts

Noun

Abi is the conventional one, diligently striving in the white-collar world for mundane material comforts. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026 The Pearls aren’t poor, but they’re burdened by expenses and tantalized by comforts just out of reach, especially now that their sons’ heads have been turned by Gary’s flashy success. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026 Some walked hundreds of kilometers to establish places of worship far from the comforts of the world, spending years in prayer and contemplation before eventually being buried here. — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026 Among some of the revelations, Piper heads to northern Spain for an au naturel winter swim, Wirtz competes with his sister for DJ duties, and Kelce combines a night game with home comforts. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Three of the four losses this season have come away from the comforts of the Bounce House. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 In This Article The five stand-alone chalets come with all the comforts of a residence—think full kitchens, living rooms, and private decks—and service perks of hotels. — Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026 After much deliberation Rama agrees to take him along, and Lakshmana leaves behind the comforts of the royal household and his wife, Urmila. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 But worry not about the loss of modern amenities, the rooms come equipped with special comforts from complimentary streaming services to white noise machines to complete your wind-down ritual. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

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The pop star spends time with everyone from a man in a neck brace, who comforts him with a kiss atop the head, and a sad pregnant woman in an apron to a bride and an older woman. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026 Seattle comforts you with its natural beauty, quieting your mind and heightening your senses. — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 In one scene, Maddie gently comforts an elderly man whose brother was killed at the Pentagon when hijackers struck the building. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Further video shows officers calmly evacuating two small children as the kids' family comforts them. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 This hearty chicken chili comforts those nursing wintertime sniffles. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 Near the front of the hospital, a nurse comforts a man trapped beneath an SUV. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 The nurturing Moon comforts therapeutic Chiron, brightening your 5th House of Amusement — this is your moment to attempt a new way of expressing yourself without judging yourself. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026 Trump has a video conference with French First Lady Brigitte Macron to discuss initiatives to end cyberbullying, meets with Queen Rania of Jordan to discuss helping foster children and comforts former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comforts

Noun

But the consolations of art do not depend on achievement, and that might be Kingsolver’s most direct riposte to her critics.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Alejo listens carefully, occasionally offering a tissue or murmuring consolations.

— Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

Definition of consolations

Noun

Amenities and experiences The best amenities are the complimentary bikes, paddle boards, and kayaks that are readily available to guests, no complicated check-out procedures or waiver-signing required.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
The amenities inside the room get the little details right with SMEG kettles, Dyson hair dryers, ample soaking tubs, a wine fridge, and even private patios with fire pits for rooms on the lower level.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

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Svetlana posed in a socialist-realist style, like somebody who’d grown up seeing Soviet sculptures or reliefs on buildings, of workers captured in profile.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Featuring towering stone columns, colorful reliefs (despite being 3,200 years old) and famous carvings, it's bypassed by tour buses heading straight for Hatshepsut.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of reliefs

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Built in 1926, the four-bedroom home has been updated with modern luxuries.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026
Even Halloween candy isn’t immune to the affordability crisis, making one of America’s little luxuries just a little more painful ahead of this holiday weekend.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxuries

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Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.

— DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.

— Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of encouragements

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But the challenges of mountain construction led her to seek an existing home with modern conveniences like electricity and a septic system.

— Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Laden with modern conveniences, today's dahabeahs are admittedly no longer sprightly enough to be harried along by wind and sail; instead they are pushed and pulled by dinky-looking tugboats.

— Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of conveniences

Verb

The exchange also reassures customers that their losses will be covered.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
This superb wordless sequence — the set designer is Beowulf Boritt; the movement director is Lorenzo Pisoni, the lights are by Allen Lee Hughes — reassures us that a show about a guy in a chair will move like a hummingbird.

— New York Times, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026