propitiatory

Synonyms

appeasing, conciliating, conciliatory, disarming, mollifying, pacific, pacifying, peacemaking, placating, placatory;

Antonyms

antagonizing;

Near Antonyms

abrasive, aggravating, annoying, chafing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, inflammatory, irksome, irritating, nagging, nettlesome, nettling, provoking, rankling, riling, vexing;

incensing, infuriating, maddening;

antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inhospitable, inimical, unfriendly, unsympathetic;

aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, confrontational, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent;

martial, militant, militaristic, warlike;

Related Words

endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome;

peaceable, peaceful;

nonbelligerent, unaggressive, unassertive;

calming, comforting, lulling, quieting, relaxing, soothing, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing);

obliging, satisfying;

affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, genial, gentle, good-natured, good-tempered, kind, kindly;

passive, submissive, yielding;