CUDDLE Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

cuddle

verb

ˈkə-dᵊl

Definition of cuddle next

as in to snuggle

to lie close kittens cuddling in a basket

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Recent Examples of cuddle Levi cuddles up next to her, letting everyone else go out and rage until the wee hours. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026 Everyone needs something this sweet to cuddle up with at the end of the day. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026 After an hour or so, Sarah’s girls bounce into the frame with giggles and cuddles and climb up on her. —

Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026 In the Heated Rivalry season finale, this seclusion shapes many defining (and tension-heavy) moments between the pro-hockey-playing protagonists, from free-flowing conversations in the living room to cuddles around the firepit and deep, reflective pauses by the water. —

Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cuddle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuddle

snuggle

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All three sleep with Doug and Laurie, snuggling through the night.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
So Henry began life by snuggling with Tom, a toy about the size of an iPhone.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026