reassure

verb

re·​as·​sure ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r 

reassured; reassuring; reassures

transitive verb

1

: to assure anew

reassured him that the work was on schedule

2

: to restore to confidence

felt reassured by their earnest promise to do better

3

: reinsure

Synonyms of reassure

• assure
• comfort
• soothe

Examples of reassure in a Sentence

Experts reassured the public that the accident wouldn't happen again.

I tried to reassure myself that the children were safe.

The news didn't reassure him.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Sutskever joined and made possible OpenAI’s breakthrough science after Altman reassured him everything would be done all human-centric and responsible. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 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

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reassure

• abjure
• adjure
• allure
• assure
• brochure
• cocksure
• coiffure
• contour
• couture
• demure
• detour
• endure

Kids Definition

reassure

verb

re·​as·​sure ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇(ə)r 

1

: to assure again

2

: to give fresh confidence to : free from fear