REASSURING Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of reassuring

as in comforting

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verb

present participle of reassure

as in assuring

to ease the grief or distress of tried to reassure her that the dog would come back home by nightfall

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Recent Examples of reassuring

Adjective

The organizations that get this right could be the ones willing to keep doing the unglamorous work of vetting, training and reassuring, one task at a time, until new behavior becomes simply how things are done. — Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The reassuring part is that the human body can perform well for hours even when temporarily dehydrated. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Although that is a major challenge, the rise of parties skeptical of the integration project is not reassuring. — Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 But more importantly for DJI, a new local-only data mode should go some way to reassuring anyone concerned by the first Romo’s serious security flaws. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassuring

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassuring

Adjective

Big emotional moments are punctuated by striking shots of fiery, mountainside sunsets and comforting, homestead greenery.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
Ina Garten’s comforting recipes have long been a source of warmth during challenging times.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of comforting

Verb

At the same time, First Selectwoman Vicki Tesoro has been assuring residents that the change wouldn’t create the massive power and water usage associated with modern jumbo data centers.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Lee teased the partnership over the summer at San Diego Comic-Con, assuring the audience in Hall H that the DC IP would be in good hands with the Stuart team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of assuring

Adjective

This is encouraging — trustworthy system should be able to pump the breaks and realize when data inputs are too unreliable to make accurate estimations.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
The day began with gains for stocks following an encouraging report that said inflation wasn’t as bad across the United States last month as economists expected.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of encouraging

Adjective

The effort’s proponents are hopeful the legislation can become law by the end of the year.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Krux may be about the end of times, but these were dark times to begin with, and the film leaves us hopeful that some of the villagers will find their way back to the light.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopeful

Adjective

If explored further, this study could open a promising new pathway to global, large-scale clean energy storage by showing that naturally occurring hydrogen traps can double as high-capacity power banks.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Of interest to the teenage set is new series Coven Academy, which is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of promising

Adjective

Nvidia's presence in the top 10 performers is especially heartening, considering the leading maker of AI chips has been in a frustrating position all year long .

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
That formula worked for Amazon MGM’s sci-fi dramedy Project Hail Mary earlier this year, another heartening success that was billed as a visual spectacle filmed specifically for IMAX.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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