PROPITIATING Synonyms

• the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

• intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions

• tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony

• affording physical relief

• freeing from fear and anxiety

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• come to terms

• make (one thing) compatible with (another)

• 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

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

• win approval or support for

• cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• overcome or allay

• make peace with

• make amends for

• turn away from sin or do penitence