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Snug

Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.

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Similar meaning 6

Comfortable 84% connected

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Comfortable 84% connected

Strong; vigorous; valiant.

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Protected 84% connected

of Protect

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Protected 84% connected

of Protect

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Broader term 1

Room 76% connected

Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a ho…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Snuggery 74% connected

A snug, cozy place.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Snuggery 74% connected

A snug, cozy place.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Snugness 74% connected

The quality or state of being snug.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Snugness 74% connected

The quality or state of being snug.

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Synonym 6

Close 92% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cosy 92% connected

See Cozy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cozy 92% connected

Snug; comfortable; easy; contented.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cubby 92% connected

Alt. of Cubbyhole

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cubbyhole 92% connected

A snug or confined place.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Snuggery 92% connected

A snug, cozy place.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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