Synonyms of reassure

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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

Then, when the younger kids start to miss their parents, Daniel and his platypus friend Jodi have to take on the role of older siblings to reassure the little ones. — Parents, 29 June 2026

After traveling to Russia, Rosa’s husband’s messages home sounded reassuring. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Adjective

When the world seems out of control, sometimes there’s nothing more reassuring than going out into the backyard and simply looking up. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

The all-wheel-drive system provides reassuring traction in poor weather, although no one will mistake it for an off-road machine. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Verb

Kelly Ripa is, IMO, evidence that L'Oréal Paris’s Revitalift Triple Power Age-Defying Serum works, but the hundreds of five-star ratings are reassuring, too. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 24 June 2026

De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics. — CBS News, 22 June 2026