Antonyms for reassure
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ree-uh-shoor, -shur |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr |
Definition of reassure
Origin :- "restore (someone) to confidence," 1590s, from re- "back, again" + assure. Related: Reassured; reassuring.
- verb restore confidence to
- She said this calmly and quietly, as though to impress her informant and reassure him.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Next day brought a note from the detective which went far to reassure her.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- The two women thought she was going mad and tried to reassure her.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- One careless sniff had satisfied his mate, and she trotted on to reassure him.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Happily the doctor in his youth had been in the East and was able to reassure her.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- You do not need to reassure me that you will not kiss me, Signor.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
- “Gee, but I——” And he looked down at his own clothes as though to reassure himself.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- If her friends are anxious about her she can reassure them for herself, and no doubt she has already done so.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Bentley would have spoken to reassure them, but Tyler signaled him to keep silent.
- Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
- Diana poured wine for her and urged her to drink; she sought to comfort and reassure her.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
Synonyms for reassure
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