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Synonyms for comfortable

Most common

easy well-off convenient well-to-do snug pleasant

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

2. Comfy — comforting, providing comfort; consolatory

comfy informal, cozy US, cosy UK, snug, pleasant, safe, homely, comforting, welcome, homelike, cushy, restful, agreeable, acceptable, grateful, satisfactory, gratifying, eathful rare UK

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory.

  2. adj. 2

    Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.

    This is the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in.

Choose the right word

Comfortable, Contented, Satisfied, At Ease or At Rest?

A person is comfortable in mind when contented and measurably satisfied. He is comfortable in body when free from pain, quiet, at ease, at rest.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • satisfied I am by no means satisfied with my present income.
  • convenient Come and see me whenever it is convenient for you.
  • commodious I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.
  • cozy The cabin Gustavo constructed was cozy and rustic.
  • snug I tucked her into bed, as snug as a bug in a rug.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
comfortablerising
satisfiedsteady
convenientfalling
commodiousfalling
cozyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
easy2, safe1, rich1, cozy2, cosy2, snug1
5 letters
comfy2, cushy2, rangy2
6 letters
cheery2, homely2
7 letters
welcome2, restful2, eathful
8 letters
domestic3, grateful2, pleasant2, cheerful2, homelike2
9 letters
satisfied3, agreeable4, contented3
10 letters
acceptable4, sufficient3, convenient3, prosperous3, comforting3, gratifying4, commodious4
12 letters
satisfactory4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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