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. Buzz Aldrin:

   We landed very, very close to where we were supposed to be, and there’s nothing more comforting to be descending down, and pretty soon the pressure on the outside is more than the pressure on the inside and we began to smell salt air, then we knew we were home.

2. Thomas Tijo:

   For me as a Christian, this is one of the most important days of my life, we are a long way from home and this is like a comforting blanket. I will listen very carefully to what the pope says.

3. Todd Starnes:

   This is a very challenging year when you have a president and two frontrunners who just don’t understand the most serious foreign policy threat of our time, that is not comforting.

4. Olive Schreiner:

   My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.

5. Loren Weisman:

   Authentic Instruction is not always comforting or comfortable.