Synonyms of nestled

nestled

verb

past tense of nestle

1

as in snuggled

to lie close

nestled in next to the other kittens in the box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggled
• cuddled
• nuzzled
• huddled
• crouched
• curled up
• snoozled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrank
• started
• recoiled
• winced
• shied
• flinched
• quailed
• blenched

2

as in crouched

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily

nestling with her children on the couch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggled
• crouched
• snugged
• curled up
• huddled
• burrowed
• couched
• hunched
• squatted
• scrunched
• hunkered (down)
• squinched

3

as in perched

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

• perched
• lodged
• positioned
• parked
• settled
• planted
• located
• situated
• installed
• ensconced
• stationed
• housed
• anchored
• roosted
• deployed
• camped
• set
• emplaced
• camped (out)
• fixed
• curled up
• burrowed
• bivouacked
• dug in
• harbored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nestled

How Madring was built The track is nestled in the Valdebebas district north-east of the city center. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Here, a soaking tub is nestled between split vanities, and an arched golden door leads into the marble shower. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

The two-day event gave attendees a choice of main stage concerts, storytelling, mini-concerts and jam sessions on stages nestled on the north end of the park. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

It’s set on a remote farm nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in the early 1950s, and the images — of jutting peaks and plunging valleys, of endless stretches of pine, of the craggy frosted grandeur of it all — are vivid enough to carry you away. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

That’s the official name of Lauren Halsey’s public sculptural park nestled at the corner of 76th and Western in South-Central. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Underneath the jet nestled underneath the brush head is a 100mm-pixel macro lens the size of a pencil tip that captures 28 images per second. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026

At Sal Salis Ningaloo, stay in safari-style eco-tents nestled in the dunes where the outback reaches the ocean, and stargaze far from urban light pollution. — Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

This luxury villa property in Hikkaduwa has an open-air jungle yoga pavilion nestled amidst lush tropical greenery, overlooking the serene canopy of the surrounding forest. — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026