Pacify

/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/

Synonyms for "pacify" (175 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Verb(18 words)

appease placate assuage calm conciliate mollify soothe allay allaying ameliorate appeased appeases assuaged assuages becalm becalms bestillbring down

allay alleviate appease arrange array assuage calmcalm down

Noun(8 words)

appeasing assuaging balmbe calmbe quietbecalmingcalm clear waterscalm cue

Adjective(1 words)

calm classroom

Strong matches (53)

Verb(14 words)

calm downcalmed conciliated conciliatescool downcool offdelay gentle gruntlehose downhush lenify lull lulled

Adjective(2 words)

calm talkcontented

Noun(7 words)

calming calms conciliatingcontent revisioncontentsitalian calmalulls

cease compose conciliate coolcool offcradle defuse deploydie downdisarm dispose dulcify dwindle ease ebb eveneven outform gentle grade

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halt harmonize hierarchize hush laylay outlay the dustline uplull marshal

Related words (87)

methodize mitigate moderate molder mollify normalize order organize placatepour balm intopour balm onpropitiate qualify quell quiesce quiet quieten rank regularize regulate

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relieve rest rockrock to sleeproutinizerun downsatisfyset upsilence smoothsmooth downsmooth oversmoothen soften soothe stabilize standardize steady still stop structure subdue subside sweeten systematizetake the edge offtame temper tranquilize wane

Verb(27 words)

mollified mollifies mollifying peacen placated placates placating propitiated propitiatesput at easequell quelled quiet quiets reconciles relax satisfy sedate soften soothed

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soothes still tames temper tranquiler tranquillize tranquillizes

Noun(10 words)

propitiating quelling satisfying sooth sopspeak softlystills tam tranquilizing tranquillizing

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More general

17 entries

calmcalm downcalming actionconflict resolutionemotional supportestablish give lullorder maintenancepeacemakingpublic safetyquiet quieten still tranquilize tranquillise

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More specific

7 entries

calming announcementclear directionsconcessions strategygentle touchsafety assurancessnack offeringsoothing talk

Collocations

5 entries

pacify angerpacify fearpacify hostilitypacify tensionspacify the crowd

Inflections

3 entries

pacified pacifies pacifying

Derivations

3 entries

pacification pacifier pacifying

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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He finds it easier to just pacify her than be straight up with her.

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Was Christianity invented by the Flavian imperial family to pacify Judean rebels?

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Tom was very aggressive again. They had to pacify him.

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You're absurd if you think flowers alone will pacify him.

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