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

Books about unhinged characters can be deeply reassuring. —Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025

But in the near term, investors may still be flighty, unless something concretely reassuring, such as Oracle achieving positive cash flow, reassures them the snapping sound is just a twig in the forest. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025

That isn’t exactly reassuring for the beloved duo. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025

Too bad the intern isn’t sure of much — and the blood splattered on his scrubs isn’t reassuring — but who cares? —Rima Parikh, Vulture, 14 Dec. 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