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

Before Turner Field, or even Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, there was Ponce de Leon Park - nestled in the shadow of the Sears & Roebuck's division headquarters - now Ponce City Market. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Moss paused to watch, as an oak catkin blew down and nestled in his hair. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Theirs was a working-class community, nestled just a few blocks west of the presidential palace, that in recent years has been overrun by gangs and subjected to extreme and indiscriminate violence. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Its owner, Seigo Katsuragawa, guides shoppers through an array of handmade neckties and bow ties lining the walls and nestled like jewels in rows of wooden drawers. — New York Times, 31 July 2026

Hoover Dam, the dam on the Colorado River nestled on the border of Southern Nevada and Arizona, reopened for visitation on Friday, July 31, following a successful repair of the dam's cableway system. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 31 July 2026

My dining companions and I are nestled in a cozy corner booth, but with only 16 seats—most of them along a Hinoki wood chef’s counter—the entire restaurant feels intimate. — Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026

Debuting first on Edge and back again on Beyond, the Magic Carpet is a tennis-court sized platform nestled against the side of the ship, literally floating above the ocean. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Meanwhile, Bretton Woods, nestled in the White Mountains about three hours from Boston, offers plenty of outdoor adventures, from hiking and mountain biking to rides on the Bretton Woods Skyway Gondola and the Mount Washington Cog Railway. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026