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

Surface economic metrics paint a reassuring picture of a resilient American market, but aggregate figures conceal a deep structural fracture along income lines. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 June 2026

Corey Feldman has received a reassuring clean bill of health after his mid-flight health scare. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026

Tillschneider’s inability to put Habermas into the past tense was somehow reassuring. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

For many women, the phrase sounds reassuring — suggesting the cancer was caught quickly, treatment will be straightforward and life will soon return to normal. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026

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