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reassuring

[ree-uh-shoor-ing, -shur-] / ˌri əˈʃʊər ɪŋ, -ˈʃɜr- /
ADJECTIVE
comforting
Synonyms
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encouraging refreshing soothing
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abating allaying alleviating assuaging consoling curing freeing inspiriting invigorating lightening mitigating relieving remedying restoring revitalizing revivifying softening solacing succoring sustaining tranquilizing upholding warming
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analeptic consolatory health-giving heart-warming
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aggravating depressing dispiriting distressing disturbing irritating upsetting worrying
ADJECTIVE
encouraging
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hopeful promising supportive
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hopeless unpromising
ADJECTIVE
favorable
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agreeable benign encouraging positive supportive sympathetic
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acclamatory affirmative amicable approbative approbatory assenting benevolent benignant commending complimentary enthusiastic in favor of inclined kind kindly laudatory okay praiseful predisposed recommendatory understanding welcoming well-disposed well-intentioned
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disadvantageous disagreeable hateful
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bad derogatory detrimental harmful hindering hurtful hurting injurious unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unpromising
ADJECTIVE
favorable
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appropriate beneficial benign convenient encouraging fair helpful pleasant pleasing suitable useful
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auspicious benefic bright cheering fit fortunate full of promise gratifying happy healthful hopeful kindly lucky nice opportune pleasurable pleasureful promising propitious prosperous providential seasonable toward welcome well-timed wholesome worthy
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disadvantageous harmful hateful hurtful improper inappropriate injurious unacceptable unfitting unhelpful unsuitable unsuited useless worthless
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bad derogatory detrimental disagreeable hindering hurting unfavorable unfriendly unpromising
ADJECTIVE
heartening
Synonyms
STRONG
cheering promising
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hopeful likely supportive
ADJECTIVE
hopeful
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cheerful encouraging exciting favorable fortunate good gracious likely pleasant probable reasonable rosy
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cheering fair fine fit halcyon pleasing rousing stirring uplifting
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advantageous arousing beneficial bright conducive convenient elating enlivening expeditious flattering fortifying golden heartening helpful inspiring inspiriting lucky opportune promiseful propitious providential roseate suitable sunny timely well-timed
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disagreeable hateful implausible mean nasty unlikely unpleasant unpromising
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cloudy dark rainy stormy
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gloomy hopeless inauspicious pointless
ADJECTIVE
promising
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auspicious bright encouraging gifted talented up-and-coming
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assuring rising
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able favorable happy likely lucky propitious roseate rosy
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dull unhappy unintelligent
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hopeless unpromising
ADJECTIVE
rosy
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auspicious bright encouraging favorable glowing optimistic pleasing promising rose-colored sunny
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alluring likely roseate
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cloudy depressed dull gloomy hopeless sorrowful unhappy unpromising
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depressing pale sad
ADJECTIVE
soothing
Synonyms
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calming
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alleviating consoling easing mollifying pacifying relaxing relieving remedying softening tranquilizing warming
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consolatory palliative
NOUN
encouragement
Synonyms
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assistance backing cheer comfort confidence consolation faith fortitude incentive inspiration optimism reassurance relief reward stimulation stimulus
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advance advocacy aid animation boost easement favor firmness helpfulness hope incitement invigoration promotion refreshment softening succor supporting trust urging
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consoling enlivening inspiritment relieving shot in the arm solacing
Antonyms
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annoyance discouragement distrust doubt gloom hindrance hurt injury
STRONG
disbelief impediment
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denunciation derision deterrent

Example Sentences

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"Once you do the calculation, the answer is clear and surprisingly reassuring," said Bortolotti.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

They looked set to make a swift recovery after hard-drive maker Seagate beat on earnings and sales and issued strong guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter, reassuring investors that data-storage demand remains strong.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

I rotated through a greatest-hits lineup: Martha Stewart, Jacques Pépin, Samin Nosrat, Ina Garten, J. Kenji López-Alt — each one offering a slightly different path to the same reassuring conclusion: this is not that hard.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Presumably intended to be reassuring, the thrust toward near-unanimity instead has become discrediting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

When I woke in the middle of the night to find the room full of ghosts, the reassuring sound of her soft breathing sent them away.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan