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

Sugarite Canyon State Park, New Mexico On the border where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, the flat-top mesas of Sugarite Canyon State Park frame the indigo blue lake nestled at the bottom of the canyon. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Before his arcing shot had even nestled in the net, teammates’ arms were aloft and Sullivan was wheeling away in celebration. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

One image shows an intact amphora nestled among thick seagrass on the seafloor — while another shows a police diver examining a large, heavily encrusted vessel. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Lojo and a colleague combed through some corridors, looking for clients who might have nestled in remote areas. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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