SOFA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SOFA?

Need another word that means the same as “sofa”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “sofa” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sofa” are: couch, lounge, settee, divan, chaise longue, love seat, chesterfield, knole sofa

Sofa as a Noun

Definitions of "Sofa" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sofa” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An upholstered seat for more than one person.
• A long upholstered seat with a back and arms, for two or more people.

Synonyms of "Sofa" as a noun (8 Words)

chaise longue	A long chair; for reclining.
chesterfield	A man’s plain straight overcoat, typically with a velvet collar.
couch	A reclining seat with a headrest at one end on which a psychoanalyst’s subject or doctor’s patient lies while undergoing treatment. I sat in an armchair and they sat on the couch.
divan	A long, low sofa without a back or arms.
knole sofa	An upholstered seat for more than one person.
lounge	An act or spell of lounging. A TV lounge.
love seat	A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction.
settee	A long wooden bench with a back.

Usage Examples of "Sofa" as a noun

• Sofa cushions.

Associations of "Sofa" (30 Words)

armchair	Lacking or not involving practical or direct experience of a particular subject or activity. An armchair traveller.
bed	Place plants in a prepared bed of soil. The children were bedded at ten o clock.
bedspread	A decorative cloth used to cover a bed when it is not in use.
bookcase	An open cabinet containing shelves on which to keep books.
cafeteria	Denoting a system in which people may choose from a number of available options, especially one in which an employee may select a personal package of company benefits. Employers who offer cafeteria plans and other flexible programs.
chair	The post of a chairperson. He was due to step down after a three year stint in the chair.
closet	A small room, especially one used for storing things or for private study. He returned home and closeted himself in his room.
compartment	A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls.
couch	A narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment. To arms cried Mortimer and couch d his quiv ring lance.
cupboard	A small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space. A broom cupboard.
cushion	The layer of air supporting a hovercraft or similar vehicle. The bag cushions equipment from inevitable knocks.
desk	A piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work. An extra desk of first and second violins.
desktop	The working area of a computer screen regarded as a representation of a notional desktop and containing icons representing items such as files. A new low end desktop.
drawer	A person who writes a cheque. The banker would have rights as holder to pursue the drawer.
freezer	Electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time. The freezer compartment of the refrigerator.
fridge	A refrigerator. She put the carton of milk back in the fridge.
furnishing	The instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable. A large room filled with fine ornaments and luxurious furnishings.
furniture	The small accessories or fittings that are required for a particular task or function. There was only one piece of furniture in the room.
kettle	The quantity a kettle will hold. Activists in the kettle were protesting at being held and resisting arrest.
kitchen	A set of fitments and units that are sold together and fixed in place in a kitchen. A fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price.
larder	A room or large cupboard for storing food.
lounge	Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way. The hotel has a pleasant lounge and bar.
pillow	Serve as a pillow for. His head was pillowed on his arm.
recline	Cause to recline. He tried to recline his seat.
recliner	An armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it.
refrigerator	An appliance or compartment which is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink Modern refrigerators generally make use of the cooling effect produced when a volatile liquid is forced to evaporate in a sealed system in which it can be condensed back to liquid outside the refrigerator.
room	The people who are present in a room. I was rooming with my cousin.
seat	Place in or on a seat. Lamport Hall was the seat of the Isham family for over 400 years.
stool	Lure with a stool as of wild fowl. Concentrations of the substance in normal stool.
wardrobe	Collection of clothing belonging to one person. A wardrobe assistant.