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appease

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of appease

to lessen the anger or agitation of

a game often appeases an upset toddler

Synonyms of appease

assuage, conciliate, disarm, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate

Words Related to appease

calm, comfort, console, content, hush, quiet, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

endear (to), ingratiate

delight, gladden, gratify, please

adulate, blarney, flatter, overpraise, soft-soap

quench, sate, satiate, satisfy

cater (to), humor, indulge

blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle

baby, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

dulcify, sweeten

Near Antonyms of appease

aggravate, annoy, antagonize, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, put out, rankle, rile, roil, ruffle, vex

provoke, rouse

harass, harry, persecute, pester

agitate, discomfort, distress, disturb, fret, perturb, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry

affront, insult, offend, slight

Antonyms of appease

anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, ire, madden, outrage

Synonym Discussion of appease

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

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