Synonyms of mollifying

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adjective

as in conciliatory

tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility

a future son-in-law using mollifying flattery to overcome a bad first impression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conciliatory
• appeasing
• soothing
• placatory
• placating
• comforting
• benevolent
• calming
• propitiatory
• quieting
• conciliating
• peaceful
• pacifying
• kind
• disarming
• pacific
• gentle
• relaxing
• satisfying
• kindly
• peacemaking
• ingratiating
• winning
• obliging
• passive
• endearing
• tranquilizing
• peaceable
• tranquillizing
• amiable
• nonbelligerent
• unassertive
• winsome
• good-natured
• unaggressive
• lulling
• surrendering
• yielding
• submissive
• amicable
• agreeable
• affable
• genial
• good-tempered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inflammatory
• provoking
• aggravating
• irritating
• nagging
• provocative
• irksome
• exasperating
• annoying
• abrasive
• vexing
• frustrating
• maddening
• offensive
• antagonizing
• galling
• engaging
• hostile
• infuriating
• antagonistic
• riling
• rankling
• nettling
• inimical
• nettlesome
• unfriendly
• belligerent
• inhospitable
• antipathetic
• chafing
• unsympathetic
• aggressive
• combative
• bellicose
• military
• confrontational
• assertive
• incensing
• pugnacious
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• warlike
• contentious
• argumentative
• militant
• agonistic
• militaristic
• martial
• scrappy

mollifying

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verb

present participle of mollify

1

as in appeasing

to lessen the anger or agitation of

an apology would probably mollify your friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeasing
• comforting
• placating
• soothing
• calming
• consoling
• pacifying
• propitiating
• pleasing
• conciliating
• disarming
• assuaging
• satisfying
• gentling
• quieting
• delighting
• tranquillizing
• ingratiating
• contenting
• tranquilizing
• coaxing
• gratifying
• humoring
• cajoling
• gladdening
• hushing
• wheedling
• flattering
• satiating
• endearing (to)
• indulging
• quenching
• catering (to)
• spoiling
• pampering
• sating
• coddling
• mollycoddling
• sweetening
• babying
• adulating
• overpraising
• sweet-talking
• blandishing
• blarneying
• soft-soaping
• dulcifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inflaming
• angering
• antagonizing
• enraging
• infuriating
• aggravating
• incensing
• maddening
• outraging
• irritating
• getting
• bothering
• riling
• crossing
• rankling
• provoking
• exasperating
• iring
• ruffling
• annoying
• nettling
• vexing
• irking
• burning (up)
• grating
• roiling
• galling
• chafing
• bugging
• rousing
• putting out
• piquing
• enflaming
• harassing
• pestering
• persecuting
• agitating
• harrying
• distressing
• upsetting
• worrying
• disturbing
• perturbing
• fretting
• insulting
• unsettling
• peeving
• discomforting
• offending
• slighting
• unhinging
• affronting

2

as in alleviating

to make more bearable or less severe

a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviating
• relieving
• soothing
• helping
• easing
• mitigating
• softening
• allaying
• assuaging
• healing
• improving
• curing
• palliating
• tempering
• enhancing
• remedying
• moderating
• lightening
• correcting
• repairing
• ameliorating
• fixing
• rectifying
• reforming
• amending
• abating
• refining
• enriching
• perfecting
• bettering
• emending
• mending
• meliorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravating
• hurting
• impairing
• injuring
• harming
• exacerbating
• intensifying
• sharpening
• heightening