reassuring
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3.1
- adjective
- /ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋ/
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tranquilizador
- Understanding that others have similar struggles can be reassuring for a student.
- find reassuring
- a reassuring word
- very reassuring
So that's starting to look much more reassuring Now.
- So that's starting to look much more reassuring Now.
- And that was reassuring because after so many rejections again.
- Luckily, they're all all very mild and that's reassuring.
- And that's helpful because it reminds you that there isn't just one way, it's reassuring.
- At times, women hide their apprehension from a family member serving in the Army, painting reassuring pictures of life on the home front.
- They required strength and patience and surprisingly, I liked the calm, reassuring things that my yoga teacher would say to us.
- Kindness has to be top of the list thereafter, thoughtfulness because that's so reassuring in oneself and in another person's thoughtfulness.
- Which wasn't exactly reassuring, but I set aside the the brain thought and I went off to work.
- No, I find it, it sounds strange to say, but I find it quite reassuring to think of a man like Jeffrey Dahmer in heaven.
- And it was such this reassuring, great deep feeling.
Examples
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I find it kind of reassuring.
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As reassuring as that is, we thought it might be prudent to track them down.
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I hope you all found that as reassuring as I did.
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And you were always so reassuring about... the work.
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I was trying to be reassuring.
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Thank you for that reassuring pat on my shoulder.
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It's especially reassuring in a recession to have a steady source of income.
Academic text (2011) -
They required strength and patience and surprisingly, I liked the calm, reassuring things that my yoga teacher would say to us.
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As he strode forward, he tossed a reassuring smile over his shoulder at Jaxom and the others.
Fiction book (1991) -
The mother smiled, gave him a reassuring hug, and said, "I can't, honey."
Synonyms
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1.4
Making someone feel less worried or upset
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2.9
That makes pain or worry feel less strong
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2.6
An action that makes someone less angry or upset
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3.8
Makes a person or thing calmer and more stable
Making someone feel confident and less worried
Making someone feel calm and less worried
Antonyms
How Reassuring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reassuring comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and assure, which is like the simple word sure meaning 'certain' or 'safe'. That's why something reassuring makes you feel less worried and more confident.