Synonyms for comforter
ˈkʌm fər tərcom·forter

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. comforternoun

   A person who comforts someone who is suffering.

   Synonyms:
   consoler

2. comforternoun

   Synonyms:
   quilt

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sympathizer, sympathiser, comforternoun

   commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

   Synonyms:
   teething ring, allayer, sympathiser, quilt, reliever, pacifier, comfort, well-wisher, baby's dummy, sympathizer, puff

2. reliever, allayer, comforternoun

   a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

   "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, relief, substitute, relief pitcher, teething ring, comfort, backup man, reliever, allayer, sympathiser, baby's dummy, quilt, backup, sympathizer, puff, stand-in, pacifier, fireman

3. quilt, comforter, comfort, puffnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   whiff, hassock, drag, powderpuff, teething ring, comfort, consolation, ease, allayer, sympathiser, baby's dummy, quilt, pacifier, pull, blow, solace, puff, pouffe, comfortableness, sympathizer, ottoman, puff of air, reliever

4. comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ringnoun

   device used for an infant to suck or bite on

   Synonyms:
   teething ring, conciliator, allayer, sympathiser, quilt, make-peace, reliever, pacifier, comfort, sympathizer, peacemaker, baby's dummy, reconciler, puff

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1. • Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. comforternoun

   Synonyms:
   consoler

2. comforternoun

   Synonyms:
   paraclete, holy Spirit, spirit of Truth

3. comforternoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. s.] stuffed coverlet, wadded quilt

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1. comforternoun

   Synonyms:
   consoler, cheerer, comfortable

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1. List of paraphrases for "comforter":

   quilt

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How to use comforter in a sentence?

1. Dr. Isaac Barrow:

   He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter.