Synonyms of assuages

assuages

verb

present tense third-person singular of assuage

1

as in alleviates

to make more bearable or less severe

a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleviates
• relieves
• soothes
• helps
• eases
• mitigates
• allays
• softens
• mollifies
• heals
• improves
• cures
• palliates
• enhances
• tempers
• lightens
• moderates
• remedies
• abates
• corrects
• ameliorates
• repairs
• rectifies
• refines
• enriches
• amends
• fixes
• reforms
• emends
• perfects
• betters
• mends
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• impairs
• injures
• exacerbates
• aggravates
• harms
• intensifies
• heightens
• sharpens

2

as in satisfies

to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)

that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• satisfies
• slakes
• quenches
• satiates
• alleviates
• relieves
• indulges
• gratifies
• sates
• caters (to)
• lightens
• saturates
• humors
• cloys
• surfeits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulates
• arouses
• excites
• piques
• teases
• tantalizes

3

as in appeases

to lessen the anger or agitation of

nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeases
• soothes
• placates
• calms
• comforts
• mollifies
• pacifies
• pleases
• propitiates
• disarms
• conciliates
• satisfies
• consoles
• gentles
• delights
• quiets
• tranquilizes
• gratifies
• contents
• ingratiates
• satiates
• gladdens
• indulges
• coaxes
• hushes
• endears (to)
• flatters
• cajoles
• quenches
• wheedles
• humors
• caters (to)
• overpraises
• sweetens
• adulates
• sates
• babies
• spoils
• pampers
• coddles
• soft-soaps
• sweet-talks
• blarneys
• mollycoddles
• blandishes
• dulcifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enrages
• angers
• infuriates
• inflames
• aggravates
• bothers
• annoys
• irritates
• provokes
• gets
• irks
• outrages
• antagonizes
• maddens
• vexes
• exasperates
• rankles
• chafes
• crosses
• burns (up)
• rouses
• piques
• riles
• puts out
• ires
• roils
• incenses
• grates
• worries
• bugs
• ruffles
• galls
• nettles
• harasses
• persecutes
• disturbs
• distresses
• unsettles
• upsets
• agitates
• pesters
• harries
• perturbs
• offends
• frets
• peeves
• unhinges
• insults
• affronts
• slights
• discomforts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assuages

In one scene, Amy heroically assuages an embittered foster kid by returning him to the memory of a fun school field trip. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

And unlike seaweed, seagrass has a root system that traps carbon in sediment and assuages storm surges. — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026

Analysts noted that Lilly’s strong forecast assuages concerns about pricing headwinds negatively impacting growth in the company’s juggernaut obesity franchise, and stands in stark contrast to yesterday’s sales warning from Novo Nordisk. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026

This crisis demands a coordinated response that addresses the immediate safety needs of public servants, assuages voters’ fears and directly counters the normalization of political violence in our community. — Ernestine Nettles, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025