Synonyms of assuring

assuring

verb

present participle of assure

1

as in reassuring

to ease the grief or distress of

a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassuring
• comforting
• soothing
• consoling
• cheering
• uplifting
• relieving
• solacing
• sympathizing
• alleviating
• lifting
• elevating
• allaying
• commiserating
• empathizing
• calming
• condoling
• boosting
• relaxing
• quieting
• assuaging
• buoying (up)
• tranquilizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distressing
• troubling
• worrying
• discouraging
• torturing
• tormenting
• upsetting
• intensifying
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• worsening
• fretting
• aggravating
• harassing
• irritating
• annoying
• pestering
• irking

2

as in ensuring

to make sure, certain, or safe

security measures that assured our safety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ensuring
• guaranteeing
• securing
• insuring
• guarantying
• icing
• cinching
• promising
• certifying
• attesting
• vouching
• witnessing
• warranting
• pledging
• swearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermining
• weakening
• enfeebling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assuring

Spencer Jones was batting with two outs in the eighth when Toronto lost to Detroit, assuring New York of at least an AL wild card berth. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The documents released Tuesday showed city officials at the time knew conditions at the long-smoldering pit made the air there unsafe to breathe, despite repeatedly assuring New Yorkers the opposite. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Christine Whitman assuring the public that the air was safe to breathe. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Days after shots were fired on Sacramento State’s campus during the football team’s first home game of the season, officials issued a message to students, staff and faculty assuring them that security remained the top priority at events. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Dolly Parton‘s team is assuring fans of the beloved country icon that her legacy will continue throughout the countless projects that were already in motion before her death. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

His dad handed him one of E&R Laundry’s fliers, assuring Hurewitz-Ravitch that a campus laundry service would save him time. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026

So Carroll kept talking to Arlene, assuring her that help was on the way — and with the help of other beach goers, she was pulled out of the water as emergency crews arrived. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Her first ally is Oona (Bo Bragason), a loud, flirtatious Brit who teaches Annie to operate a motorboat by assuring her that steering it is just like giving a hand job. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026