comfort zone — a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkʌmfərt zoʊn/
Example Sentences
- My comfort zone is my bed with Netflix and pizza.
- To learn a new language, you must leave your comfort zone and make mistakes.
- His comfort zone is so small, ordering pizza by phone scares him.
comfort zone
NOUN[/ˈkʌmfərt zoʊn/]
a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress
💡 Concept
a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress
🎵 Rhyme
Your comfort zone feels solid as stone, but life's calling beyond your phone!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈkʌmfərt zoʊn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkʌmfət zəʊn/
🌳Etymology
Rootcomfort
Suffix-zone
🎵Rhyme
phonetonestonealone
phone
tone
stone
alone
🔗Collocations
step out of comfort zone
leave comfort zone
expand comfort zone
stay in comfort zone
push beyond comfort zone
comfort zone challenge
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My comfort zone is my bed with Netflix and pizza.”
“To learn a new language, you must leave your comfort zone and make mistakes.”
😄 Fun example
“His comfort zone is so small, ordering pizza by phone scares him.”
“The workshop encouraged participants to step outside their comfort zones.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
safe spacefamiliar territorysecure areacozy spot
Antonyms
danger zoneunknown territorychallenging environment
Related
boundarieslimitationgrowthchallengefear
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