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- [ree-uh-shoo r, -shur]
- /ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr/
- /ˌriː.əˈʃɔː.rɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ree-uh-shoo r, -shur]
- /ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr/
Definitions of reassuring word
- verb with object reassuring to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me. 1
- verb with object reassuring to assure again. 1
- verb with object reassuring to reinsure. 1
- adjective reassuring comforting 1
- adjective reassuring If you find someone's words or actions reassuring, they make you feel less worried about something. 0
- adjective reassuring (of someone's words or actions) helping to make one feel less worried about something 0
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Origin of reassuring
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; re- + assure
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Reassuring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reassuring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reassuring
adj reassuring
- analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- consolatory — consoling or tending to console; comforting
- heart-warming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
noun reassuring
- inspiritment — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- invigoration — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
adjective reassuring
- calming — soothing; tranquillizing
- encouraging — Giving someone support or confidence; supportive.
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
Antonyms for reassuring
adj reassuring
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- disorienting — to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
adjective reassuring
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- discomfiting — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- disquieting — Archaic. uneasy; disquieted.
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
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