CREATURE COMFORT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

creature comfort

noun

Definition of creature comfort

as in luxury

something that adds to one's ease of living she's too addicted to creature comforts to enjoy roughing it, even for a few days

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Recent Examples of creature comfort Heat, air conditioning, and hot water are basic creature comforts many depend on. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026 This is the forefront of super luxury today, an era when performance figures, opulent design and creature comforts alone can’t make a car feel truly special. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 While Survivor has plenty of surprising rules for contestants, socks are a small creature comfort that’s allowed. — Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 The onboard toilet is perhaps the spaceflight amenity held most dear to astronauts who value creature comforts. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for creature comfort

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Noun

Rather than rushing from port to port, Explora Journeys was designed around the idea that luxury is measured by space, time, and thoughtful experiences.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
But the Thunder, who remain $14 million above the luxury-tax line, did not trade Dort, Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe because the second-apron roster-building restrictions scared them.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of luxury

Noun

Those with felony drug convictions face SNAP benefit bans for six months or, in some cases, lifetime bans.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
The strongest benefits appeared when participants took at least 600 milligrams daily for eight weeks or longer.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

Spanning over 14,500 square feet—notably large for Central London—the polished pad seamlessly combines original period features and Victorian proportions with the latest tech and mod cons.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
All mod cons Being a new Kia, the Telluride’s technology—safety, convenience, and infotainment—is excellent and largely standard.

— Kyle Hyatt, ArsTechnica, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of mod con

Noun

Express Flooring built its business on convenience, sending consultants to customers’ homes with samples rather than asking them to visit a store.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Ubiquitous availability of gambling may be a convenience for the majority, paid for dearly by the minority for whom constant access challenges their self-control.

— Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of convenience

Noun

The tax funds free admissions to state parks and historic sites, upgrades to trail systems and park amenities and upkeep on the structures, campsites and trails overseen by the Department of Natural Resources.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
But there were plenty of amenities to point out—the massage rooms and nap pods, the dinosaur fossil, the wacky sensory-break touches like ball pits, swings, and yoga balls (even if no one actually seemed to use them).

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of amenity

Noun

Name the number, make the plan, and choose comfort that will still make sense next week.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Odysseus counters that his lie helped win them the Trojan War, but Sinon fires back, saying that gives him no comfort when he is forced to wander among the dead.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026

Definition of comfort

Noun

Administrative complaints and other disciplinary documents provide important details on the provider’s background and treatment history that could be crucial in your decision on whether to seek their services.

— Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Assume the delay requires $5–10 billion of additional development and launch expenditure and defers—not permanently destroys—approximately $5 billion of annual future cash flow from Starlink V3 capacity, government work and launch services.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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