All dismay antonyms
dis·may
D d noun dismay
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- composure — Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- contentment — Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- joy — a female given name.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- pleasure — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- tranquilly — free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
- may — the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.
verb dismay
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- placate — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- gladden — to make glad.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- hearten — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- reassure — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- inspirit — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- settle — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- assure — If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried.