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snug as a bug in a rug

ADJECTIVE
comfortable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate complacent convenient cozy easy enjoyable happy healthy loose pleasant pleased relaxed satisfying serene snug soft useful warm
WEAK
adequate agreeable at rest cared for cheerful contented delightful enjoying gratified hale hearty loose-fitting made well protected relaxing relieved rested restful restored satisfactory sheltered soothed strengthened untroubled well-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool disagreeable dissatisfied hard strict troubled uncomfortable unfriendly unhappy unpleasant unsuited
WEAK
destitute discontented hopeless miserable needy neglected pitiable poor upset wretched
ADJECTIVE
homey
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comfortable comfy cozy delightful homelike hospitable inviting pleasant restful snug welcoming
STRONG
congenial folksy informal
WEAK
cheerful familiar simple
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inhospitable uncomfortable uninviting unpleasant unwelcoming
ADJECTIVE
snug
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comfortable comfy cushy neat tight
STRONG
close compact intimate trim
WEAK
convenient easeful easy homelike homely restful sheltered soft substantial well-off
Antonyms
STRONG
cool loose unfriendly
WEAK
cold uncomfortable uncozy

Example Sentences

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“Yep. The little guy seemed kind of lonely in the kennel, so I made a sling for him out of one of my old T-shirts last night. See? Snug as a bug in a rug.”

From Literature

Yes, I may look like a nut inside my home, but I’m as snug as a bug in a rug.

From Seattle Times

As the saying goes, keep them snug as a bug in a rug.

From Seattle Times

It’s shaped to make Fido or Fida feel snug as a bug in a rug, by imitating the secure feeling dogs get when they burrow into dirt, or your dirty laundry pile.

From The Verge

“We’ll be as snug as a bug in a rug in here, won’t we?”

From Project Gutenberg

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.