Antonyms for comfortable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : kuhmf-tuh-buh l, kuhm-fer-tuh-buh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌmf tə bəl, ˈkʌm fər tə bəl |
Definition of comfortable
Origin :- mid-14c., "affording mental comfort," from Anglo-French confortable, from conforter "to comfort" (see comfort (v.)); also see -able. Meaning "offering physical comfort" is attested from 1769; that of "in a state of tranquil enjoyment" is from 1770.
- adj good feeling
- adj affluent, wealthy
- adj more than adequate
- It is a well-known fact that all living beings like to be comfortable.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- There, by the light of a lantern, he and Jud made Andrew as comfortable as possible.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- They are probably the richest and most comfortable population of Europe at this hour.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Truth to tell, Burke was far from comfortable under that survey.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- It had the well-worn look of an old coat, shabby but comfortable.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- There was a comfortable feeling of coming home about going there again.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Come, give me his fur cloak and some pillows, that I may make him comfortable in his arm-chair.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- Really, they're the most comfortable rooms in the house this weather.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Mother Menotti did not know how she could do enough to make Rico comfortable in his own house.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- We have plenty of room here, and you will have one comfortable night on the Ridge, at any rate.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
Synonyms for comfortable
- adequate
- agreeable
- ample
- appropriate
- at rest
- cared for
- cheerful
- commodious
- complacent
- contented
- convenient
- cozy
- cushy
- delightful
- easy
- enjoyable
- enjoying
- enough
- gratified
- hale
- happy
- healthy
- hearty
- loose
- loose-fitting
- luxurious
- made well
- palatial
- pleasant
- pleased
- prosperous
- protected
- relaxed
- relaxing
- relieved
- rested
- restful
- restored
- rich
- roomy
- satisfactory
- satisfying
- serene
- sheltered
- snug
- snug as a bug in a rug
- soft
- soothed
- spacious
- strengthened
- substantial
- sufficient
- suitable
- untroubled
- useful
- warm
- well-heeled
- well-off
- well-to-do
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