reassuring

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adjective

re·​as·​sur·​ing ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-iŋ 

: restoring or intended to restore confidence : reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty

reassuring news

a reassuring smile/response

"Of course you can come," said Kit, stooping to give the child a reassuring hug.

—Elizabeth George Speare

Cliffs Notes, of course, are those popular little study guides with the yellow-and-black covers emblazoned with the reassuring motto, "Your Key to the Classics."

—Glenn Collins

reassuringly

ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-iŋ-lē 

adverb

smiled reassuringly

a reassuringly familiar feeling

reassuring

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present participle of reassure

Examples of reassuring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Some people swear by a barely-there rim; others prefer the reassuring heft of a substantial tumbler. — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026

Second, Cramer questioned whether the Broadcom-Anthropic financing deal was as reassuring as investors believed. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Otherwise, mistakes can remain invisible in a report that looks reassuring. — Swapnil Upganlawar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Perhaps the reassuring sense that one is part of a community is the real driver? — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1753, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing reassuring

• making soothing/reassuring noises

Rhymes for reassuring

• alluring
• assuring
• contouring
• enduring
• ensuring
• insuring
• manuring
• maturing
• obscuring
• procuring
• securing
• curing