comfortableadjective
uk/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/us/ˈkʌm.fɚ.t̬ə.bəl/comfortable adjective (CLOTHES/FURNITURE)
A2 Comfortable furniture and clothes provide a pleasant feeling and do not give you any physical problems:
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- Let me sit you up in the bed so you'll be more comfortable.
- Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class.
- They live in very comfortable surroundings.
- I slept very soundly, thank you - the bed was really comfortable.
- These office chairs aren't at all comfortable - I wish they'd get some new ones.
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Comfortable and uncomfortable
- airy
- be in your element idiom
- be like a fish out of water idiom
- be out of your element idiom
- be/feel at home idiom
- civilization
- comfort zone
- comfortably
- comfy
- cosily
- cosiness
- cosy
- curl
- ergonomics
- hunker down
- lived in idiom
- nestle
- primitive
- settle
- snug
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comfortable adjective (PHYSICALLY OKAY)
B1 relaxed and free from pain:
If an ill or injured person in hospital is comfortable, they are is not feeling too much pain.
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Comfortable and uncomfortable
- airy
- be in your element idiom
- be like a fish out of water idiom
- be out of your element idiom
- be/feel at home idiom
- civilization
- comfort zone
- comfortably
- comfy
- cosily
- cosiness
- cosy
- curl
- ergonomics
- hunker down
- lived in idiom
- nestle
- primitive
- settle
- snug
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comfortable adjective (NO PROBLEMS)
B2 If you are comfortable with a situation, you are not worried about it:
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Calm and relaxed
- (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
- at (your) leisure idiom
- be at peace with the world idiom
- carefree
- careless
- comfortably
- easy come, easy go idiom
- easy-going
- equilibrium
- free-flowing
- genteel
- harmonious
- lamb
- peaceful
- poised
- quiescent
- relaxed
- rested
- sangfroid
- sedate
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comfortable adjective (ENOUGH MONEY)
C2 having enough money for a good standard of living:
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Rich and wealthy
- bazillionaire
- be rolling in it idiom
- born
- clover
- deep
- deep pockets idiom
- easy
- feather
- feather your own nest idiom
- flush
- landed
- landowner
- live high on/off the hog idiom
- live off the fat of the land idiom
- on easy street idiom
- privilege
- rags-to-riches
- roll
- stinking
- strike
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comfortable adjective (EASY WIN)
If you win a game or competition by a comfortable amount, you win easily:
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Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- convincing
- outmanoeuvre
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- pip
- sew
- sweep
- trouncing
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- wipe
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