Synonyms of nestle

nestle

verb

ˈne-səl 

1

as in to snuggle

to lie close

nestled in next to the other kittens in the box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggle
• cuddle
• nuzzle
• curl up
• snoozle
• crouch
• huddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrink
• start
• wince
• shy
• flinch
• recoil
• quail
• blench

2

as in to snug

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily

nestling with her children on the couch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggle
• snug
• crouch
• curl up
• burrow
• couch
• huddle
• squat
• scrunch
• hunker (down)
• hunch
• squinch

3

as in to lodge

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lodge
• perch
• settle
• park
• position
• install
• ensconce
• plant
• roost
• situate
• locate
• station
• deploy
• house
• anchor
• camp
• set
• burrow
• camp (out)
• curl up
• emplace
• fix
• harbor
• dig in
• bivouac

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nestle

The dream was literally quite visible from his family’s restaurant, as it was nestled right under BlackRock’s former headquarters on the same East 52nd Street block. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Florjancic had the slightly worse lie, with his ball nestled no more than an inch into the left rough. — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Nearly 20 years later, Overton has not returned to Gallup, the city of 20,000 nestled along Route 66 where her father still leads a charismatic church. — Margaret Manto, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026

Previous seasons saw Vernon curate the subterranean room into messy domestic tableaux, with pieces nestled among scenes of dinner parties and unfinished musical manuscripts—the detritus of a chaotic creative process. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026