What are some opposite words for comfort?
Antonyms for comfort
ˈkʌm fərtcom·fort
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term comfort.
Wiktionary
comfortnoun
: To provide comfort to or relieve suffering.
Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.
Antonyms:
austerity
English Synonyms and Antonyms
comfort
To cherish is both to hold dear and to treat as dear. Mere unexpressed esteem would not be cherishing. In the marriage vow, "to love, honor, and cherish," the word cherish implies all that each can do by love and tenderness for the welfare and happiness of the other, as by support, protection, care in sickness, comfort in sorrow, sympathy, and help of every kind. To nurse is to tend the helpless or feeble, as infants, or the sick or wounded. To nourish is strictly to sustain and build up by food; to nurture includes careful mental and spiritual training, with something of love and tenderness; to foster is simply to maintain and care for, to bring up; a foster-child will be nourished, but may not be as tenderly nurtured or as lovingly cherished as if one's own. In the figurative sense, the opinion one cherishes he holds, not with mere cold conviction, but with loving devotion.
See synonyms for ABANDON; CHASTEN.
Synonyms:
cheer, cherish, cling to, encourage, entertain, foster, harbor, hold dear, nourish, nurse, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, value
Princeton's WordNet
comfort, comfortablenessnoun
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
"he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
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discomfort, uncomfortablenessSynonyms:
consolation, comfortableness, quilt, ease, solace, comforter, puffcomfortnoun
a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
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uncomfortableness, discomfortSynonyms:
consolation, puff, comfortableness, ease, comforter, solace, quiltconsolation, comfort, solacenoun
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
"his presence was a consolation to her"
Antonyms:
discomfort, uncomfortablenessSynonyms:
solacement, comfortableness, quilt, ease, consolation, solace, comforter, puffease, comfortnoun
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
"a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"
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uncomfortableness, discomfortSynonyms:
puff, simplicity, comfortableness, quilt, ease, easiness, informality, repose, consolation, relief, solace, comforter, relaxation, rest, simplenesscomfortnoun
satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing
"his friendship was a comfort"; "a padded chair was one of the room's few comforts"
Antonyms:
discomfort, uncomfortablenessSynonyms:
consolation, puff, comfortableness, ease, comforter, solace, quiltquilt, comforter, comfort, puffnoun
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
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discomfort, uncomfortablenessSynonyms:
whiff, hassock, drag, comforter, powderpuff, teething ring, consolation, ease, allayer, sympathiser, baby's dummy, quilt, pacifier, pull, blow, solace, puff, pouffe, comfortableness, sympathizer, ottoman, puff of air, relievercomfortverb
assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal
"it gave comfort to the enemy"
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discomfort, uncomfortablenessSynonyms:
consolation, puff, comfortableness, ease, comforter, solace, quiltcomfort, soothe, console, solaceverb
give moral or emotional strength to
Antonyms:
discomfort, uncomfortablenesscomfort, easeverb
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
"ease the pain in your legs"
Antonyms:
discomfort, uncomfortablenessSynonyms:
relieve, alleviate, still, allay, ease, soothe, solace, facilitate, console
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
comfortnoun
Synonyms:
ease, consolation, solace, nepenthe, encouragementcomfortverb
How to use comfort in a sentence?
Shifting a company's operations away from China, geographically and technically, can give CFIUS more comfort that the company is really independent of its Chinese owner and the Chinese government.
I have to admit it -- it's something I struggle with, but it's the law of the land, and the comfort I got of having to fulfill this was in the fact that there was closure for a lot of families that had a torn heart.
Joe Biden leads with Joe Biden heart. Joe Biden has the compassion and toughness to lead on Gun Safety, i've witnessed Joe Biden comfort the survivors of gun violence, and I've seen Joe Biden fight for solutions to gun violence — and win. This is the leadership we need in the White House. Joe Biden is the choice for a gun safety president.
Just knowing I could call anyone in my Lean In group ... is a huge comfort to me. I don’t ever feel alone. I know I could pick up the phone and say, 'How would you deal with this situation?' or 'Have you ever experienced this?
When I first got her, I didn't know if this dog was going to live more than a couple of weeks, i kind of recalibrated my expectations that this dog could possibly be dying and it's my job to comfort it in its last days.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2835 | comfort | |
#17321 | discomfort | |
#64331 | austerity |
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