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What is another word for
placating
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Adjective
Intended to make someone less angry or hostile
Inclined to live in peace with an aversion towards conflict
Noun
The restoration of friendly relations between once-hostile parties
The action or fact of coddling or pampering someone
Verb
Present participle for to calm or bring peace to
Present participle for to restore peaceful or harmonious relations between two or more parties
Present participle for to resolve, or work towards resolving an issue or conflict
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Adjective
▲
Intended to make someone less angry or hostile
conciliatory
appeasing
pacifying
peacemaking
mollifying
placatory
propitiatory
pacific
conciliating
disarming
calming
soothing
pacificatory
irenic
propitiative
assuaging
placative
comforting
reconciliatory
peaceable
relaxing
diplomatic
neutral
untroubled
mediating
nonviolent
emollient
appeasatory
willing
placid
civil
quiet
yielding
calm
so as to pour oil on troubled waters
designed to please
make-up
pacifist
satisfying
pleasing
“David put his hands up in a
placating
gesture.”
Adjective
▲
Inclined to live in peace with an aversion towards conflict
peaceful
pacific
pacifist
pacifistic
peaceable
dovish
nonaggressive
placatory
unwarlike
bloodless
diplomatic
dovelike
gentle
irenic
neutralist
noninvasive
passive
peacemaking
anti-war
conflict-free
non-aggressive
nonbelligerent
non-belligerent
non-combative
non-violent
peace-loving
nonviolent
quiet
amicable
mild
tranquil
pacificatory
calm
placid
amiable
orderly
conciliatory
still
restful
neighborly
US
disciplined
complacent
neighbourly
UK
compliant
friendly
harmonious
pacifical
civilized
US
civilised
UK
law-abiding
strife-free
well behaved
obedient
amenable
submissive
manageable
serene
docile
ruly
controlled
at peace
without hostility
equable
nonpolemical
irenical
nonpolemic
without violence
biddable
tractable
free from strife
non-hostile
dutiful
deferential
conformable
good
duteous
respectful
polite
courteous
restrained
decorous
well-behaved
well mannered
well-mannered
cordial
agreeable
affable
easy
cooperative
genial
easygoing
meek
civil
undisturbed
inoffensive
balmy
ordered
good-natured
easy-going
even-tempered
willing to please
more ❯
Noun
▲
The restoration of friendly relations between once-hostile parties
reconciliation
conciliation
appeasement
pacification
mollification
reunion
propitiation
détente
reconcilement
understanding
rapprochement
reuniting
restoration of harmony
restoration of friendly relations
bringing back together
bringing back together again
bringing together
fence-mending
an end to hostilities
peacemaking
placation
soothing
compromise
calming
resolution
mediation
arbitration
disarming
detente
friendliness
entente
harmony
cordiality
increased understanding
concession
accommodation
acceding
quieting
relieving
easing
allaying
blunting
palliation
softening
lessening
dovishness
lulling
mitigation
peace-mongering
quelling
acquiescence
solace
sweetening
alleviation
abatement
peace offering
tranquillization
amends
restoration
reparation
adjustment
accession
settlement
tranquilization
moderation
grant
bread and circuses
bread and games
relief
assuagement
comfort
dulling
easement
reduction
reprieve
cure
balm
ease
allayment
remedy
rest
diminution
amelioration
decrease
slackening
alleviating
weakening
comforting
mitigating
assuaging
tempering
respite
release
deadening
attenuation
remission
extenuation
deliverance
refreshment
palliative
aid
care
succor
US
waning
decline
repose
lightening
relaxation
succour
UK
ebb
modification
contraction
diminishing
sustenance
consolation
support
assistance
cushioning
restfulness
extrication
cheer
modulation
subsidence
damping
well-being
stilling
let-up
easing off
tailing off
cutback
curtailment
slowing
slaking
more ❯
Noun
▲
The action or fact of coddling or pampering someone
indulgence
babying
coddling
cosseting
mollycoddling
mothering
pampering
humoring
US
humouring
UK
nannying
spoiling
attention
favouring
UK
favoring
US
fondness
kowtowing
partiality
toadying
catering to someone's every whim
Verb
▲
Present participle for to calm or bring peace to
soothing
assuaging
mollifying
pacifying
appeasing
calming
conciliating
quietening
quieting
propitiating
tranquillising
UK
tranquilizing
US
gentling
disarming
comforting
reconciling
sweetening
cheering
humouring
UK
satisfying
pleasing
stroking
humoring
US
winning over
calming down
soft-pedalling
soft-pedaling
making peace
making peace with
making up
squaring off
quietening down
playing up to
pouring oil on
pouring oil on troubled waters
allaying
easing
stilling
relieving
quelling
subduing
mitigating
softening
composing
lulling
alleviating
palliating
cooling
settling
tempering
taking the edge off
diminishing
moderating
lessening
salving
lightening
blunting
reducing
checking
relaxing
weakening
abating
consoling
dulling
deadening
silencing
damping
cushioning
reassuring
toning down
solacing
becalming
attenuating
stifling
smoothing
settling down
damping down
heartening
taking the sting out
extenuating
resolving
gladdening
decreasing
lullabying
contenting
curbing
uplifting
condoling
balming
assuring
bolstering
steadying
dampening
dulcifying
succouring
UK
succoring
US
encouraging
suppressing
restraining
smothering
cheering up
quieting down
buoying up
muting
bringing comfort to
putting at ease
putting the lid on
taking the bite out
mediating
hushing
repressing
lifting
containing
mellowing
stabilizing
US
helping
adjusting
inspiriting
elevating
diluting
modifying
boosting
supporting
controlling
stabilising
UK
defusing
lowering
ameliorating
commiserating
negotiating
putting out a fire
deconflicting
besoothing
giving solace to
doing damage control
curtailing
smoothing over
burying the hatchet
cooling off
minimizing
US
ebbing
minimising
UK
easing off
putting damper on
de-escalating
putting a damper on
making less intense
winding down
sedating
deescalating
buoying
depreciating
cutting
depressing
slackening
quenching
addressing
improving
slaking
coaxing
chilling out
paralyzing
US
paralysing
UK
subsiding
putting one's mind to rest
numbing
masking
putting off guard
setting at ease
softening up
muffling
anaesthetizing
UK
benumbing
winning the affection of
sugaring the pill
easing up
killing
anesthetizing
US
getting rid of
putting an end to
remitting
neutralizing
US
patching up
compensating
neutralising
UK
revitalizing
US
commiserating with
revitalising
UK
invigorating
envigorating
enlivening
reanimating
smoothing out
clearing the air
giving condolences to
condoling with
bucking up
giving sympathy to
giving a lift to
lightening burden
empathizing with
sympathizing with
quieting fears
taking the heat off
commuting
taming
delighting
gratifying
pleasuring
excusing
fixing
qualifying
making one feel at ease
making well
pacificating
greasing
warming
suiting
rejoicing
freeing
reducing the force of
fixing up
imposing peace upon
restoring harmony to
laying back
buttering up
clearing the air with
smoothing someone's ruffled feathers
gassing
tickling
enrapturing
feasting
bewitching
captivating
gladding
charming
sufficing
indulging
thrilling
kissing and making up
intervening
making happy
agreeing with
interceding
giving respite to
interposing
arbitrating
striking happy medium
coming to terms
making a deal
bringing to terms
acting as peacemaker
hammering out a deal
stepping in
working out a deal
untroubling
unburdening
cooling out
collecting
lenifying
unwinding
fulfilling
taking the sting out of
modulating
making calm
re-collecting
keeping in check
taking a deep breath
unruffling
putting at rest
settling one's nerves
shutting down
getting control of
regulating
taking the bite out of
healing
getting a grip on
making reasonable
restricting
constraining
holding in
breaking
mincing
temperating
smoothing down
keeping under control
playing down
meeting halfway
satiating
dispelling
banishing
loosening up
dissipating
dismissing
accommodating
destroying
eliminating
making less tense
lightening up
making less uptight
driving off
driving away
putting to rest
chasing away
feeding
favouring
UK
favoring
US
obliging
giving in to
complying with
pandering to
fawning on
catering to
providing for
chilling
chillin
chillaxing
restraining yourself
composing oneself
controlling oneself
simmering down
hosing down
getting hold of oneself
keeping cool
going easy
pulling in one's horns
regaining one's composure
cooling it
cooling down
taking it easy
more ❯
“This stuff doesn't merely
placate
the listener with predictable, danceable nursery rhymes but lashes out and lacerates the eardrum relentlessly.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to restore peaceful or harmonious relations between two or more parties
reconciling
mollifying
pacifying
appeasing
conciliating
assuaging
propitiating
composing
reuniting
mediating
arbitrating
cooling
interceding
mitigating
repairing
patching up
re-establishing
smoothing out
making harmonious
making peaceful
making up
restoring harmony
restoring harmony to
resolving differences between
bringing back together
bringing back together again
bringing together
bringing to terms
coming together
fixing up
restoring friendly relations between
burying the hatchet
getting together on
making matters up
patching things up
re-establishing friendly relations between
restoring harmony between
kissing and making up
making peace between
Verb
▲
Present participle for to resolve, or work towards resolving an issue or conflict
making peace
conciliating
appeasing
mollifying
pacifying
reconciling
forgetting
forgiving
making up
kissing and making up
falling upon each other's necks
resolving differences
burying the hatchet
coming to terms with
accepting apology
bearing no malice
ending a quarrel
forgiving and forgetting
holding out the olive branch
letting bygones be bygones
making a peace offering
smoking the peace pipe
wiping slate clean
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