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conciliatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of conciliatory

tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility

eased the tension with conciliatory remarks

Synonyms of conciliatory

appeasing, conciliating, disarming, mollifying, pacific, pacifying, peacemaking, placating, placatory, propitiatory

Words Related to conciliatory

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, surrendering, yielding

Near Antonyms of conciliatory

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

engaging, 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, military, warlike

Antonyms of conciliatory

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