PLACATORY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word placatory. (close relations)
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appeasing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions | ||||||||
calming | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | ||||||||
comforting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • providing freedom from worry • affording comfort or solace | ||||||||
conciliatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • making or willing to make concessions • intended to placate | ||||||||
propitiatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation adjective satellite • intended to reconcile or appease | ||||||||
reconciling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony | ||||||||
soothing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affording physical relief • freeing from fear and anxiety | ||||||||
conciliating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • come to terms • make (one thing) compatible with (another) | ||||||||
mollifying | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else • make less rigid or softer | ||||||||
pacifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location) | ||||||||
placative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions | ||||||||
placating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |