reassuring

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

Examples of reassuring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Your notes become both evidence and a reassuring validation that nothing is wrong with you, especially when you are being underestimated. —Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

The above text exchange with my Parisian friend Pascale was not very reassuring. —Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025

Even your relations with members of the general public will be reassuring and positive. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 May 2025

That may be reassuring to investors worried that a price war could hurt profit margins. —Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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