Comfortable
Comfortable adjective - Providing physical comfort.
Proper and comfortable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Comfortable".
Proper
Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Comfortable and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comfortable" instead an adjective "Proper".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He makes his niece comfortable and tries to cheer her up and teaches her what a "proper cheesecake" looks like and never to have business lunches.
Source: Literature / Dear America - Elsa is very reserved and proper while she's in Arendelle, but becomes far more comfortable after leaving and setting up camp in the North Mountain.
Source: Graceful in Their Element - Of Corset Hurts: Torin, as Sophie, has to wear a corset and bustle as part of proper Victorian lady's dress, and does not find them at all comfortable.
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Proper and Comfortable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comfortable/proper
Comfortable & Proper. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comfortable/proper>.
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