Assure and Pester

Assure

Assure verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Usage example: a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier

Pester is an antonym for assure.

Nearby Words: assurance, assuring, assuredness, assurer, assuror

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Assure is an antonym for pester.

Nearby Word: pestering

Common collocations

people assure people pester people
game assure game pester game
student assure student pester student
player assure player pester player
Other words: enemy, times, friends.
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