Synonyms for comforting
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Reassuring
Other
satisfying, soothing, encouraging, grateful, easeful, caressive, comfortable dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
Your comforting words help ease my mind.
Example sentences
- reassuring It's reassuring to know that my feelings are normal.
- consoling Thank you for consoling me when I was sad.
- grateful I am grateful to you for inviting me to the party.
- encouraging Tom keeps encouraging Mary to do things on her own.
- satisfying The crunch of Benedito's salad is so satisfying.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| comforting | rising | |
| reassuring | rising | |
| consoling | rising | |
| consolatory | rising | |
| grateful | rising | |
| encouraging | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- easeful
- 8 letters
- grateful2, soothing2
- 9 letters
- consoling3, caressive
- 10 letters
- satisfying4, reassuring4
- 11 letters
- comfortable4, encouraging4, consolatory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (grateful2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- réconfortant