Synonyms of assuaging

assuaging

verb

present participle of assuage

1

as in alleviating

to make more bearable or less severe

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in satisfying

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

that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• satisfying
• quenching
• slaking
• satiating
• alleviating
• relieving
• sating
• gratifying
• humoring
• indulging
• catering (to)
• lightening
• saturating
• cloying
• surfeiting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• arousing
• exciting
• teasing
• piquing
• tantalizing

3

as in appeasing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assuaging

His remarks perhaps not only sent a message to Washington but were also aimed at assuaging hard-liners skeptical of the Iranian officials negotiating in New York. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers last week the administration would not pick up plans to establish the fund, assuaging Senate Republican lawmakers. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026

Another presentation was devoted to assuaging the worries of the city’s bouquiniste union. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Transparent communication and multilingual services go a long way toward assuaging international travelers’ anxiety about security and immigration. — Hunter Kim, The Conversation, 3 June 2026

But Weiss has had a hard time assuaging CBS staff that her desire is driven by a sincere desire to pull the network news division into the 21st century, rather than being a political project for the company’s owner. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026

Trump said so, too, during a prime-time address last month aimed at assuaging Americans’ concerns about the economy. — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2026

But Caine painted himself as standing apart from politics during his Senate confirmation hearing in April, somewhat assuaging some of those concerns. — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

Cybersecurity experts say that Oracle’s oversight of consumer data under the new deal goes a long way in assuaging some concerns. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Sep. 2025