assuasive
- adjective
- /əˈsweɪsɪv/
- Formal
- The teacher's assuasive words reassured the nervous students before their exam.
Examples
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The therapist's assuasive words helped her feel more secure.
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She found his assuasive manner comforting during the stressful meeting.
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An assuasive presence in the room helped ease everyone's anxiety.
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He gave me an assuasive smile before the presentation.
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The therapist offered an assuasive presence, helping her feel more relaxed during the session.
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He spoke in an assuasive tone, easing everyone's worries about the upcoming changes.
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The mother used assuasive words to calm her child before the school performance.
Synonyms
Making someone feel less worried or upset
That makes pain or worry feel less strong
Makes someone feel less worried and calmer
Having a soothing effect that reduces worry
Making someone feel confident and less worried
Antonyms
How Soothing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assuasive comes from the verb assuage, which goes back to Latin parts meaning 'to make sweet', the same root you see in suave. So something assuasive 'makes feelings sweet' and therefore calms or soothes someone.