reassuring

[ ree-uh-shoor-ing, -shur- ]

adjective

1. restoring or boosting confidence, certainty, or security:

   All children deserve safety, comfort, privacy, and reassuring routines.

   The reassuring news is that the insects don't carry nearly enough of the virus to infect a human.

noun

1. the act or process of restoring or boosting confidence, certainty, or security:

   One drawback is that telemedicine does not allow for the physical comforting and reassuring of a patient.

Other Words From

• re·as·sur·ing·ly adverb
• un·re·as·sur·ing adjective
• un·re·as·sur·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of reassuring¹

First recorded in 1700–10; reassur(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses; reassur(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun sense

Example Sentences

"It would be reassuring to know that someone in authority was monitoring both the absolute number of licence holders swerving a ban and the reasons why they've been granted leave to keep driving," he said.

From BBC

“I can tell my son that people face accountability for the things that they do, and that’s reassuring,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Dee was advised it would be reassuring for Cassie to meet her birth mother face-to-face.

From BBC

Earlier this month, the justices let stand a Pennsylvania court decision that allowed voters with botched mail-in ballots to cast provisional ballots in person, which Finkelstein said was reassuring.

From Salon

To begin there already “normalizes” this race by cramming it into a familiar and reassuring political template.

From Salon

Related Words

• cheerful
• encouraging
• exciting
• favorable
• fortunate
• good
• gracious
• likely
• pleasant
• probable
• reasonable
• rosy