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Synonyms & Antonyms for reassure
Synonyms
assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothe
Antonyms
distress, torment, torture, trouble
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The limited cooperation, Elrich said, should still be reassuring to undocumented residents that the county is not closely linked to immigration enforcement agents. — Dan Morse, Washington Post, "Seven undocumented immigrants emerge as sex assault suspects and pull Montgomery County into national debate," 8 Sep. 2019 Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has sought to reassure investors that the city still adheres to the rule of law and has an independent judiciary. — Iain Marlow, Fortune, "How Trump Could Quickly Raise the Stakes in Hong Kong," 17 Aug. 2019 While there were some differences when performance wasn't as high, the likely reasons for those differences aren't reassuring. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Investment managers don’t understand how to rate funds managed by black people," 13 Aug. 2019 For residents, the regular hum of traffic is reassuring. — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, "Last winter, Moroccan officials found two hikers dead on the trail to the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains. The international investigation that followed revealed the fragility of the adventure travel economy, as well as what happens when a small tourist hub is suddenly made strange by violence.," 29 July 2019 To supporters, his repetition is reassuring, a sign of Sanders’ passion and dedication. — Los Angeles Times, "Bernie Sanders hasn’t changed. Is that his strength or a weakness?," 26 July 2019 This was reassuring to investors at the time, as unexpected losses in this business have been one of AIG’s biggest problems for several years now. — Aaron Back, WSJ, "AIG CFO Gets Axed, but News Isn’t Bad," 5 Dec. 2018 Other doctors, who were skittish about traveling to the epicenter to help, would see the effort to extract their contemporaries and be reassured. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "The Airplanes That Rescue Ebola Patients," 5 July 2019 There was something painfully reassuring about watching Ada grapple and make peace with her other selves, embracing the daunting task of simply existing. — The Atlantic, "What We’re Reading This Summer," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reassure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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