Definition

Adverb: * In a manner that removes doubts and fears, or restores confidence: The word "reassuringly" describes an action done in a way that makes someone feel less worried or more certain.

Usage and Examples

"Reassuringly" is used to modify a verb, describing how an action is performed to provide comfort or assurance.

• The doctor spoke reassuringly to the anxious patient.
• She smiled reassuringly and said everything would be fine.
• The pilot's voice came over the intercom, sounding reassuringly calm.
• Statistics show, reassuringly, that the vast majority of cases are mild.

Advanced Usage

• Used to introduce a comforting fact or observation: "Reassuringly" can be placed at the beginning or within a sentence to frame the following information as a source of comfort.
  • Reassuringly, the system has multiple backup protocols.
  • The test results were, reassuringly, all negative.

Variants and Related Words

• Reassuring (adjective): Serving to reassure.
  • He gave a reassuring nod.
• Reassure (verb): To say or do something to remove someone's doubts or fears.
  • I tried to reassure her about the safety of the procedure.
• Reassurance (noun): The action of reassuring; a statement that reassures.
  • She needed constant reassurance from her friends.

Synonyms

• Comfortingly
• Encouragingly
• Consolingly

Antonyms

• Alarmingly
• Worryingly
• Disconcertingly

Adverb

1. in a reassuring manner
   • the prime minister pointed reassuringly to the silence of the British press