Choose the Right Synonym for mollify

pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations

Examples of mollify in a Sentence

He tried to mollify his critics with an apology. All attempts to mollify the extremists have failed. The landlord fixed the heat, but the tenants still were not mollified.

Recent Examples on the Web No, the November trade for Texas Rangers shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and the March deal that sent powerful but defensively deficient catcher Gary Sanchez to Minnesota did not mollify the masses. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022 The British government, eager to mollify the unionists, is weighing legislation that would throw out parts of the trade protocol. — Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 May 2022 In an attempt to mollify its critics, the Trump Organization each year cut a check to the U.S. Treasury for what the company said were its profits from foreign governments. — Zach Everson, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 This did not mollify the fans, especially when two French Canadian players taken just after Lafleur in the 1971 draft, Marcel Dionne (Detroit Red Wings) and Richard Martin (Buffalo Sabres), started scoring immediately. — David Shoalts, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Those moves to mollify the Republican base are anathema to Democrats, leaving compromise at an impasse. — Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2022 The Academy's decision to change the format to mollify ABC, which broadcasts the show, has created some buzz about finding a different TV home, one that will celebrate artistry without as much concern about ratings. — Brian Lowry, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 But Sankey, long known for keeping in close touch with his allies and employers, and others worked quietly to mollify the Aggies. — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2021 Wherever passengers behave badly, flight crews have been forced to mollify or subdue fliers mid-tantrum, often enduring verbal or physical abuse in the process. — Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

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