reassuringly
With calming effect
Reassuringly describes doing something in a way that restores confidence or reduces worry.
A doctor speaks reassuringly to a nervous patient.
She smiled reassuringly and squeezed my hand.
Something can also be reassuringly familiar or predictable—comforting because it meets expectations: The hotel was reassuringly boring.
Reducing distress or discomfort
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- softlyWith little volume
- peacefullyIn tranquil fashion
tranquilly · soothingly · settling · steadying · quietly · calmly · placatingly · lullingly
With self-assurance
- positivelyWith complete certainty
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- convincinglyIn believable manner
- decisivelyWith firm determination
authoritatively · definitively · emphatically · unwaveringly · steadfastly · firmly · reliably · dependably
In a supportive way
- kindlyWarmly, with goodwill
- sympatheticallyWith shared feeling
- understandinglyWith sympathetic awareness
- helpfullyIn an assisting manner
caringly · protectively · lovingly · attentively · consolingly · upliftingly · heartening · companionably
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- softlyWith little volume
peacefully · tranquilly · soothingly · settling · steadying · quietly · calmly · placatingly · lullingly · mellowly
confidently
With self-assurance
- positivelyWith complete certainty
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- convincinglyIn believable manner
decisively · authoritatively · definitively · emphatically · unwaveringly · steadfastly · firmly · reliably · dependably · trustworthily
encouragingly
In a supportive way
- kindlyWarmly, with goodwill
- sympatheticallyWith shared feeling
- understandinglyWith sympathetic awareness
helpfully · caringly · protectively · lovingly · attentively · consolingly · upliftingly · heartening · companionably · faithfully
reassuringlyalarmingly
In a worrying manner
worryingly · distressingly · frighteningly · disturbingly · discouragingly
reassuringlyominously
In threatening manner
threateningly · menacingly · warningly · portentously · forebodingly