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comforting
comforting
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comforting
WORDS RELATED TO
COMFORTING
parental
adjective
having the quality or nature of a parent
affectionate
benevolent
benign
caring
comforting
devoted
fatherly
fond
forbearing
gentle
indulgent
kind
loving
maternal
matriarchal
motherly
paternal
patriarchal
protective
sheltering
supportive
tender
warm
watchful
relief
noun
remedy, aid; relaxation
abatement
allayment
alleviation
amelioration
appeasement
assistance
assuagement
balm
break
breather
cheer
comfort
comforting
consolation
contentment
cure
deliverance
diversion
ease
easement
extrication
fix
hand
happiness
help
letup
lift
lightening
load off one's mind
maintenance
mitigation
mollification
palliative
quick fix
refreshment
release
remission
reprieve
respite
rest
restfulness
satisfaction
softening
solace
succor
support
sustenance
tranquil
adjective
quiet, peaceful
agreeable
amicable
at ease
at peace
balmy
calm
collected
comforting
composed
cool
easy
easygoing
even
even-tempered
gentle
halcyon
hushed
lenient
low
measured
mild
moderate
murmuring
pacific
paradisiacal
pastoral
patient
placid
pleasing
poised
possessed
reasonable
restful
sedate
sedative
serene
smooth
sober
soft
soothing
stable
still
tame
temperate
undisturbed
unexcitable
unexcited
unperturbed
unruffled
untroubled
whispering
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