Synonyms 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"

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

   Antonyms:
   discomfort, uncomfortableness

2. comfortnoun

   a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

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

   Antonyms:
   uncomfortableness, discomfort

3. consolation, comfort, solacenoun

   the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

   "his presence was a consolation to her"

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

   Antonyms:
   discomfort, uncomfortableness

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   uncomfortableness, discomfort

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   discomfort, uncomfortableness

6. quilt, comforter, comfort, puffnoun

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

   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

   Antonyms:
   discomfort, uncomfortableness

7. comfortverb

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

   "it gave comfort to the enemy"

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

   Antonyms:
   discomfort, uncomfortableness

8. comfort, soothe, console, solaceverb

   give moral or emotional strength to

   Synonyms:
   ease, console, solace, soothe

   Antonyms:
   discomfort, uncomfortableness

9. comfort, easeverb

   lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

   "ease the pain in your legs"

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

   Antonyms:
   discomfort, uncomfortableness

Matched Categories

1. • Affluence
   • Condition
   • Gratification
   • Pleasure
   • Relief
   • Relieve

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1. comfortverb

   Synonyms:
   solace, console, cheer, gladden, encourage, inspirit, enliven, animate, revive, refresh, invigorate, relieve, strengthen

2. comfortnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, assistance, aid, help, succor, countenance

3. comfortnoun

   Synonyms:
   solace, consolation, encouragement, relief

4. comfortnoun

   Synonyms:
   ease, enjoyment, satisfaction

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1. comfortnoun

   Synonyms:
   ease, consolation, solace, nepenthe, encouragement

2. comfortverb

   Synonyms:
   console, solace

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1. List of paraphrases for "comfort":

   convenience, consolation, solace, reassurance, discomfort, ease

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1. Don DeLillo:

   America is the world's living myth. There's no sense of wrong when you kill an American or blame America for some local disaster. This is our function, to be character types, to embody recurring themes that people can use to comfort themselves, justify themselves and so on. We're here to accommodate. Whatever people need, we provide. A myth is a useful thing.

2. Brad Hibbard:

   Not only is he good at retrieving things, he helped the President by opening doors, knew when to get assistance from someone else, and knew when President Bush needed comfort, so President Bush would place President Bush head on President Bush lap.

3. Chris Salgardo:

   California was my home for so many years, when I go, there's a feeling of comfort and familiarity.

4. 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.

5. Biju Thomas:

   I remember when she was about five or six, she began taking a huge interest in God and the Bible, she would read the Bible religiously, and take comfort in its teachings. Everyone loved her. She was always laughing.