Placate

/pləˈkeɪt/

Synonyms for "placate" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Verb(9 words)

appease assuage conciliate mollify pacify allayed apologize appeased appeases

allay appease arbitrate assortment

Noun(1 words)

appeasing

Strong matches (21)

assuage calm comfort concession conciliate cool defuse disarm dulcify

Verb(8 words)

assuaged assuages conciliated conciliates disarmed disarming explain gentle

Noun(3 words)

assuaging conciliating contents

Adjective(1 words)

contented

Related words (35)

Verb(13 words)

gruntle lenify mollified mollifies mollifying pacified pacifies propitiated propitiates reassure satisfy soothe soothes

humor hush laylay the dustmitigate mollify pacifypour balm onpropitiate reconcile satisfy smoothsmooth downsmooth oversoothe sweetentake the edge offtranquilize

Noun(4 words)

pacifying propitiating softening sop

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More general

11 entries

calmcalm downlull quiet quieten reconcile stabilize still tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize

More specific

4 entries

apologize mollify reassure soften

Collocations

5 entries

placating gestureplacation effortplacation strategyplacation tacticplacatory language

Inflections

3 entries

placated placates placating

Derivations

4 entries

placatingly placation placator placatory

Sample sentences

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Don't think you'll always be able to placate me with food!

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The concept of God is a fantasy, created to placate our ignorance about our own existence.

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Tom was very angry with Mary and it took her a long time to placate him.

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That won't placate the mob.

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