snug

1 being clean and in good order a snug military cadet in dress uniform Synonyms antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, neat, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomedRelated Words dapper, natty, saucy, smart, spiffy, spruce; immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless; rakish, sleek, streamlined, taut; organized, straight, systematicNear Antonyms scruffy, seedy, shabby, slipshod, sloppy; dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, sordid, squalid; dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), rumpled, tousled, tumbled; disorganized, unsystematicAntonyms disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

2 providing physical comfort a snug cottage that's the perfect retreat for a rustic vacation Synonyms comfy, cozy, cushy, easy, comfortable, softRelated Words easeful, relaxing, reposeful, restful; gemütlich, genial, hospitable, inviting, pleasant; commodious, roomy, spacious; homelike, homely, intimateNear Antonyms hard, harsh, severe; inhospitable, uninviting, unpleasantAntonyms uncomfortable

3 enjoying physical comfort while snug in our warm beds, we listened to the winter storm raging outside Synonyms canny [chiefly Scottish], comfy, cozy, relaxed, comfortableRelated Words toasty, warm; content, contented, pleased, satisfied; easeful, peaceful, resting; easygoing, laid-back; undisturbed, unperturbed, untroubledNear Antonyms discontented, displeased, dissatisfied; agitated, disturbed, perturbed, troubledAntonyms uncomfortable

4 firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge make sure that all screws and nuts in the shelving unit are snug Synonyms fast, firm, frozen, jammed, lodged, set, tight, stuck, wedgedRelated Words bonded, cemented, glued; anchored, clamped; embedded (also imbedded), entrenched (also intrenched), impacted, implanted; attached, bound, fastened, secured; immovable, unyieldingNear Antonyms detached, dislodged, freed, loosened, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, unsecured; movable (or moveable), yieldingAntonyms insecure, loose

5 providing safety yachtsmen looking for a snug harbor in which to anchor for the night Synonyms secure, safeRelated Words guarding, protecting, safeguarding, sheltering, shielding; defended, guarded, protected, sheltered, shielded; impregnable, inviolable, invulnerable, unassailable, unconquerableNear Antonyms menacing, minatory, parlous, perilous, threatening; undefended, unguarded, unprotected, vulnerable; precarious, treacherous, uncertainAntonyms dangerous, hazardous, insecure, risky, unsafe

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily the farmhand snugged down in the hay and proceeded to go to sleep Synonyms curl up, nestle, snuggleRelated Words burrow; couch, crouch, huddle, hunch, hunker (down), scrunch, squat, squinch