Antonyms for assure
əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜras·sure

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. assure

   Confirm (Latin con, together, and firmus, firm) is to add firmness or give stability to. Both confirm and corroborate presuppose something already existing to which the confirmation or corroboration is added. Testimony is corroborated by concurrent testimony or by circumstances; confirmed by established facts. That which is thoroughly proved is said to be established; so is that which is official and has adequate power behind it; as, the established government; the established church. The continents are fixed. A treaty is ratified; an appointment confirmed. An act is sanctioned by any person or authority that passes upon it approvingly. A statement is substantiated; a report confirmed; a controversy settled; the decision of a lower court sustained by a higher. Just government should be upheld. The beneficent results of Christianity confirm our faith in it as a divine revelation.

   Antonyms:
   abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, overthrow, shake, shatter, unsettle, upset, weaken

   Synonyms:
   confirm, corroborate, establish, fix, prove, ratify, sanction, settle, strengthen, substantiate, sustain, uphold

   Preposition:
   Confirm a statement by testimony; confirm a person in a belief.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. assure

   Antonyms:
   misinform, misadvise, mislead, deceive, discomfit, disconceit, deter, discourage, warn, dissuade, unsettle, intimidate

   Synonyms:
   advise, advertise, promise, inform, rally, console, encourage, countenance, aid, support, convince, uphold, certify

Matched Categories

1. • Affirm
   • Calm
   • Declare
   • Persuade
   • Verify

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secureverb

   make certain of

   "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

   Synonyms:
   ensure, reassure, ascertain, batten, control, plug, stop up, warrant, batten down, guarantee, underwrite, fix, cover, promise, fasten, check, see to it, undertake, procure, insure, tell, vouch, secure, see

2. assure, tellverb

   inform positively and with certainty and confidence

   "I tell you that man is a crook!"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, ensure, reassure, state, say, severalize, recount, control, narrate, promise, enjoin, check, guarantee, secern, differentiate, severalise, separate, recite, ascertain, secernate, see to it, distinguish, insure, tell, order, evidence, secure, see

3. assureverb

   assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence

   "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

   Synonyms:
   see, ascertain, see to it, promise, check, guarantee, ensure, insure, control, tell, secure, reassure

4. see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assureverb

   be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

   "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

   Synonyms:
   guarantee, ensure, project, interpret, verify, look, experience, tick off, visualise, fit, gibe, image, hold, run across, moderate, learn, checker, condition, mark off, run into, discover, escort, stop, examine, pick up, visit, reckon, consider, tally, come across, get a line, hold in, suss out, get wind, check off, check over, take care, match, check up on, control, look into, ascertain, mark, command, insure, attend, promise, date, realize, go over, train, check, hold back, underwrite, meet, go out, witness, manipulate, fancy, catch, construe, find out, see, discipline, tell, check into, regard, visualize, picture, find, go through, take in, correspond, curb, secure, view, keep in line, arrest, hear, cover, contain, operate, get word, envision, determine, figure, encounter, retard, crack, turn back, reassure, chequer, watch, see to it, break, understand, check out, master, go steady, tick, realise, jibe, agree, delay

5. reassure, assureverb

   cause to feel sure; give reassurance to

   "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

   Synonyms:
   see, ascertain, see to it, promise, check, guarantee, ensure, insure, control, tell, secure, reassure

6. promise, assureverb

   make a promise or commitment

   Synonyms:
   predict, reassure, ascertain, control, promise, forebode, guarantee, call, prognosticate, anticipate, check, see to it, foretell, insure, tell, ensure, secure, see

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ASSURE

   Synonyms:
   A Stent vs Stent Ultrasound Remodeling Evaluation-substudy of SCORES Trial

How to use assure in a sentence?

1. Lumumba Okugbawa:

   The strike has started but you know today is a public holiday that is why you may not readily see the immediate impact but I can assure you that the strike has commenced.

2. Marc Ganis:

   I assure you the studios are paying attention, they are also in a no-win position.

3. Adrienne Elrod:

   I certainly don't remember that conversation that way, ican certainly assure you that Iwould have come forward ... Idon't want to get into private discussions that Ihad with our surrogates on the campaign, and, by the way, Idid run the full surrogate operations, so Ihad a lot of conversations with a lot of celebrities, a lot of elected officials, a lot of high wattage influencers every single day. I'm certainly not going to divulge those conversations on air, but Ialso don't recall every single minute of every conversation that I had.

4. Vice President Mike Pence:

   We want to assure people and communities all across the country that we'll continue to partner with states to the extent that they prefer us to be a part of it.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   It's in the statement. You're just wrong about that... Because complete encompasses verifiable and irreversible. I suppose you could argue semantics, but let me assure you that it's in the document.

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