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Antonyms for comfort
ˈkʌm fərtcom·fort

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  1. comfortnoun

    : To provide comfort to or relieve suffering.

    Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.

    Antonyms:
    austerity

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  1. 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

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  1. 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"

    Antonyms:
    discomfort, uncomfortableness

    Synonyms:
    consolation, comfortableness, quilt, ease, solace, comforter, puff

  2. comfortnoun

    a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

    Antonyms:
    uncomfortableness, discomfort

    Synonyms:
    consolation, puff, comfortableness, ease, comforter, solace, quilt

  3. consolation, comfort, solacenoun

    the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

    "his presence was a consolation to her"

    Antonyms:
    discomfort, uncomfortableness

    Synonyms:
    solacement, comfortableness, quilt, ease, consolation, solace, comforter, puff

  4. ease, 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"

    Antonyms:
    uncomfortableness, discomfort

    Synonyms:
    puff, simplicity, comfortableness, quilt, ease, easiness, informality, repose, consolation, relief, solace, comforter, relaxation, rest, simpleness

  5. comfortnoun

    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, uncomfortableness

    Synonyms:
    consolation, puff, comfortableness, ease, comforter, solace, quilt

  6. quilt, comforter, comfort, puffnoun

    bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

    Antonyms:
    discomfort, uncomfortableness

    Synonyms:
    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, reliever

  7. comfortverb

    assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal

    "it gave comfort to the enemy"

    Antonyms:
    discomfort, uncomfortableness

    Synonyms:
    consolation, puff, comfortableness, ease, comforter, solace, quilt

  8. comfort, soothe, console, solaceverb

    give moral or emotional strength to

    Antonyms:
    discomfort, uncomfortableness

    Synonyms:
    ease, console, solace, soothe

  9. comfort, easeverb

    lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

    "ease the pain in your legs"

    Antonyms:
    discomfort, uncomfortableness

    Synonyms:
    relieve, alleviate, still, allay, ease, soothe, solace, facilitate, console

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  1. comfortnoun

    Synonyms:
    ease, consolation, solace, nepenthe, encouragement

  2. comfortverb

    Synonyms:
    console, solace

How to use comfort in a sentence?

  1. Nevena Simidjiyska:

    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.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    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.

  3. Gabby Giffords:

    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.

  4. Emily Bassett:

    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?

  5. Shirley Braha:

    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.

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