Placating Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Placating

appeasing
intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
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placative
(Chiefly US) That placates; pacifying.
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gentling
To soothe, as by stroking; pacify.
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mollifying
To soothe the temper of; pacify; appease
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assuaging
To appease or calm:
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conciliating
To conciliate is to soothe someone's anger or to mediate a disagreement.
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pacifying
To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
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tranquilizing
(Intransitive) To calm down.
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quieting
In a quiet manner
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humoring
To comply with the wishes or ideas of (another) in order to keep that person satisfied or unaware of criticism; indulge:
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calming
To make or become calm or quiet:
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sweetening
To soften or soothe:
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soothing
To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
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softening
Soften is defined as to make more soft or more gentle.
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propitiating
(Dated) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
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Antonyms for Placating

agitating
To excite or disturb the feelings of
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worrying
To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:
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upsetting
To tip or overturn (something).
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provoking
To incite to anger or resentment:
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angering
To cause such a feeling of antagonism.
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Words Related to Placating

satisfying
To comply with (rules, standards, or obligations)
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Placating Sentence Examples

  • Fred O'Connor was out, no doubt placating his sweethearts after his four-day hia­tus to Scranton.

  • She leaned back to kiss him, the feel of her soft lips against his both infuriating and placating.

  • In ancient Rome the Di manes, or as we should say the blessed dead, who reposed in their necropolis outside the walls, were specially commemorated on the dies parentales or days of placating them (placandis Manibus).

  • Madison had no false hopes of placating the Federalist opposition, but as.

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