Synonyms for comforting
com·fort·ing

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1. comforting, cheering, satisfyingadjective

   providing freedom from worry

   Synonyms:
   consoling, cheering, hearty, square, solid, consolatory, satisfying, substantial

   Antonyms:
   unreassuring, unsatisfactory, worrisome

2. comforting, consolatory, consolingadjective

   affording comfort or solace

   Synonyms:
   satisfying, cheering, consoling, consolatory

   Antonyms:
   unsatisfactory, unreassuring, worrisome

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1. List of paraphrases for "comforting":

   reassuring, heartening, refreshing, gratifying, soothing

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1. Verity Trueman:

   The group was really amazing too, being surrounded by people who understand how it feels to struggle with your weight was really comforting and I really relied on their support throughout.

2. Emma Jones:

   There is something so magical and mysterious about the ocean -- sitting on a shore and staring at the sea can be incredibly soothing to a grief-stricken heart, i think to know that her name [ Ruby's ] has been handwritten on a surfboard, by someone who never knew her, alongside the names of so many others, would be incredibly comforting to her.

3. Kitty Grew:

   We did this survey on well-being at my work and they did one of those word clouds where they asked everyone to type in what they were feeling. I said I was feeling tired and anxious, and those were the two biggest words by far, the problem with being isolated like this is you're often thinking,' I'm a freak. Everybody else is fine and doing great while I seem to be really struggling.' So even just knowing that other people are feeling like this, it's comforting.

4. Manuel Fontaine:

   Ebola is turning a basic human reaction like comforting a sick child into a potential death sentence, we cannot respond to a crisis of this nature and this scale in the usual ways. We need more courage, more creativity, and far, far more resources.

5. Lisa Thaiday:

   I'm going to see him now, he needs comforting, we're a big family ... I just can't believe it. We just found out (about) those poor babies.