assures

Removes all doubt

Assures is the third-person singular of assure—to tell someone something confidently to remove doubt or worry: She assures me the package will arrive tomorrow.

To assure can also mean to guarantee or make certain: The settlement assures her financial security.

In British English, to assure one's life is to insure it.

confirms

affirms

Declares something true

corroborates · attests · certifies · declares · endorses · vouches · testifies · ratifies · upholds · acknowledges

promises

pledges

Formal promises given

swears · undertakes · covenants · warrants · obligates · binds · contracts · secures · vouches for · backs

comforts

calms

Reduces agitation

consoles · emboldens · bolsters · steadies · relieves · eases · settles · pacifies · placates · supports

trust

confidence

Self-assurance or trust

credence · conviction · dependability · certainty · sureness · trust · expectation · reliability · security · hope

Opposites
certainty provision

assuresdenies

Declares something untrue

doubts · questions · disputes · calls into question · contradicts

truth claim

assuresdenies

Declares something untrue

refutes · contradicts · negates · disavows · repudiates

emotional effect

assuresalarms

Signals indicating danger

worries · frightens · unsettles · disturbs · unnerves

Phrases
Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G