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adjective

Definition of comfortednext
as in reassured

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comforted

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verb

past tense of comfort
as in assured
to ease the grief or distress of the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comforted
  1. assured
  2. unafraid
  3. soothed
  4. brave
  5. courageous
Verb
  • Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser has assured fans (and some lawyers, probably) that jokes about the legal battle between Lively and Baldoni are strictly off the table.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But even though the economy and job market still look solid at the moment, the path ahead is not assured.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of assured
Adjective
  • The most direct one is to have an owner unafraid to spend hundreds of millions of dollars per annum on player salary.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That was the Yankee way, throwing money at every big-name free agent and being unafraid to build the best team money can buy.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of unafraid
Verb
  • Although both involve shedding, dryness occurs when there’s a lack of moisture and usually can be soothed with hydrating products.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
  • You'll be left with smoother, soothed, and delicious-smelling skin.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of soothed
Adjective
  • Even Zelensky, who has put on a brave face for his people from the very moment the war began, is dropping some of his maximalist demands.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Once upon a time, a small but brave cub named Mufasa (Braelyn Rankins) was separated from his mother and father when a flash flood washed them away.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • There are so many things that are special and unique and powerful and resilient and courageous about us.
    Essence, Essence, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Vincent has been courageous and consistent in his reckoning with his country as both must and adversary.
    Steven Vargas, ARTnews.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of courageous
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