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Antonyms for re-assurance
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ree-uh-shoor, -shur |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr |
Definition of re-assurance
Origin :- "restore (someone) to confidence," 1590s, from re- "back, again" + assure. Related: Reassured; reassuring.
- As in lift : noun help, aid
- As in protection : noun care, guardianship
- As in safekeeping : noun protection
- As in sympathy : noun pity
- As in security blanket : noun psychological support
- As in encouragement : noun help, support
- Emma at once turned to the little one with smiles of re-assurance.
- Extract from : « Demos » by George Gissing
- Such is the re-assurance offered by the man-monster of Shakespeare.
- Extract from : « Browning and Dogma » by Ethel M. Naish
- With a smile of re-assurance we replied, We know it, and you are just the women we are seeking; we have a message for you.
- Extract from : « The Queen's Daughters in India » by Elizabeth W. Andrew
- Fastolfe replied, With sufficient for a half-year or more: which gave the prince great "comfort," or re-assurance.
- Extract from : « The Boke of Noblesse » by Unknown
- By way of re-assurance I told the governor that Mr Leach had had a stroke, which rather accounted for his “acting funny.”
- Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
Synonyms for re-assurance
- advance
- advocacy
- aegis
- aid
- animation
- armament
- armor
- assist
- assistance
- assurance
- backing
- barrier
- boost
- buffer
- bulwark
- camouflage
- care
- certainty
- charge
- cheer
- comfort
- commiseration
- compassion
- condolence
- confidence
- conservation
- consolation
- consoling
- cover
- custody
- defense
- easement
- emotional support
- empathy
- encouragement
- enlivening
- faith
- favor
- firmness
- fix
- fortitude
- guard
- guardianship
- guarding
- hand
- helpfulness
- hope
- incentive
- incitement
- inspiration
- inspiritment
- insurance
- invigoration
- invulnerability
- leg up
- optimism
- pick-me-up
- preservation
- promotion
- protecting
- reassurance
- reassuring
- refreshment
- refuge
- relief
- relieving
- reward
- rue
- ruth
- safeguard
- safekeeping
- safety
- salvation
- screen
- secours
- security
- self-defense
- shelter
- shield
- shot in the arm
- softening
- solace
- solacing
- stability
- stimulation
- stimulus
- strength
- succor
- supervision
- support
- supporting
- surety
- tenderness
- thoughtfulness
- trust
- tutelage
- umbrella
- understanding
- urging
- ward
- wardship
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