Synonyms of reassure

reassure

verb

ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r 

as in to assure

to ease the grief or distress of

tried to reassure her that the dog would come back home by nightfall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assure
• comfort
• soothe
• cheer
• console
• uplift
• sympathize
• solace
• relieve
• allay
• alleviate
• empathize
• lift
• calm
• assuage
• commiserate
• elevate
• condole
• relax
• buoy (up)
• boost
• quiet
• tranquilize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distress
• discourage
• worry
• trouble
• upset
• torment
• torture
• demoralize
• intensify
• aggravate
• annoy
• worsen
• irritate
• fret
• dishearten
• harass
• irk
• pester

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reassure

Curfman said that the cities were attempting to protect and reassure their residents that voting would be safe, and that the cities were therefore impacted by the government’s investigations and arrests. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

There’s also reassuring initial bite at the top of the travel, yet the setup doesn’t feel grabby or overly anxious in everyday driving situations. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

This growth helps reassure investors who worry that the whole AI boom rests on the capex budgets of a handful of Big Tech companies. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

If the labs have pointed their models at the mathematical problems underpinning cryptography, saying so would help reassure the people responsible for securing the Internet. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026