comfortable

Examples

• All

• Overall, she tried to make students more comfortable during the act of reading.

  Academic text (2012)

• Would you be comfortable in here?

  The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

• How did you become so comfortable being yourself?

• The place where I feel comfortable is the kitchen.

• You need to be comfortable showing that part of you.

• I fully trust her and feel very comfortable telling her all my problems without doubt.

  Academic text (2011)

• The important thing was that I felt comfortable when I began to write.

  Academic text (2008)

• Over the past decade, teens have become much more comfortable sharing information on social media sites.

  Academic text (2013)

• Don't be nervous, remain calm, and just try to answer the question in any manner in which you feel most comfortable.

  Gable and Lombard (1976)

• After a long day at work, she loved to sink into her sofa, feeling completely comfortable as she unwound with a good book.

Synonyms

R

relaxed

vscomfortable

241 1.0

Calm and not worried

is broader, adding a sense of emotional safety beyond calm

C

cozy

vscomfortable

• Literature

158 1.6

Warm and comfortable in a small friendly place

is more about mental ease and emotional security than physical warmth

S

secure

vscomfortable

117 3.6

Feeling confident and free from worry or doubt

is more about relaxed ease and lack of stress rather than confidence

A

at peace

vscomfortable

109 2.1

Calm and free from worry or conflict

is milder, meaning everyday ease and emotional safety rather than deep calm

A

at ease

vscomfortable

106 1.7

Being comfortable and relaxed, not nervous or worried

is broader, including a feeling of emotional security

R

relaxing

vscomfortable

47 1.0

Making you feel calm and comfortable

is the resulting feeling of calm and security rather than causing it

Antonyms

U

uncomfortable

713 1.7

Causing physical pain or making you feel uneasy in a situation

A

anxious

229 3.4

To want something to happen very much and feel impatient

S

stressed

2.7

Feeling worried and unable to relax because of pressure

Idioms

C

comfortable in one's own skin

5 5.6

Feeling calm and confident about who you are

Compounds

S

super comfortable

• Informal

1 2.4

Feels very good in your body and mind when you use or wear it

C

comfortable berth

4.0

A soft sleeping place on a train or ship where you can rest

How Comfortable

self-assured

11 4.1

comfortable

∞ 1.6

anxious

201 2.7

uneasy

98 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology