Synonyms of reassure

reassure 1 of 3

verb (1)

ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r 

as in to assure

to ease the grief or distress of

tried to reassure her that the dog would come back home by nightfall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assure
• comfort
• soothe
• cheer
• console
• uplift
• sympathize
• solace
• relieve
• allay
• alleviate
• empathize
• lift
• calm
• assuage
• commiserate
• elevate
• condole
• relax
• buoy (up)
• boost
• quiet
• tranquilize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distress
• discourage
• worry
• trouble
• upset
• torment
• torture
• demoralize
• intensify
• aggravate
• annoy
• worsen
• irritate
• fret
• dishearten
• harass
• irk
• pester

reassuring

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adjective

as in comforting

Related Words

• comforting
• soothing
• encouraging
• hopeful
• optimistic
• promising
• heartening
• upbeat
• likely
• positive
• sure
• confident
• rosy
• assured
• cheering
• propitious
• doubtless
• auspicious
• decisive
• golden
• fair
• bright
• unhesitating
• roseate
• bullish
• rose-colored
• favorable
• good
• beamish
• eupeptic

Dissimilar Words

• unlikely
• discouraging
• desperate
• dark
• depressing
• pessimistic
• bleak
• hopeless
• gloomy
• dismal
• disheartening
• unpromising
• uncertain
• dreary
• inauspicious
• doubtful
• negative
• dubious
• cheerless
• downbeat
• comfortless
• unencouraging
• unpropitious
• grim
• unfavorable
• gray
• bearish
• miserable
• glum
• wretched
• funereal

reassuring

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verb (2)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reassure

Verb

The post accompanying the video reassured fans that more is in store for the team, however. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

For a parent watching a ride take an unexpected turn or run longer than expected, that extra visibility could be reassuring. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Adjective

For this fixture, Aaronson seems like the safer, reassuring, hard-working choice Farke will make. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

And Tolkien’s once-reassuring words were paired with evocative horror imagery. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

That anecdote cuts against the reassuring half of a new survey WalkMe is releasing Tuesday. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Suddenly, the person who had received the stage 4 diagnosis was also reassuring the person who loved her. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026