Synonyms of mollified

mollified 1 of 2

adjective

as in appeased

Related Words

• appeased
• placated
• pacified
• elated
• ecstatic
• enraptured
• overjoyed
• rapturous
• euphoric
• delighted
• jubilant
• thrilled
• joyful
• joyous
• blissful
• rejoicing
• glad
• contented
• satisfied
• gratified
• pleased
• tickled
• content
• happy

Dissimilar Words

• unhappy
• displeased
• dissatisfied
• discontented
• displeased
• disgruntled
• unsatisfied
• disaffected
• aggrieved
• discontent
• malcontented
• malcontent
• depressed
• dispirited
• discouraged
• anguished
• downcast
• despondent
• abject
• disconsolate
• dejected
• disheartened
• downhearted
• brokenhearted

mollified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mollify

1

as in comforted

to lessen the anger or agitation of

an apology would probably mollify your friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeased
• comforted
• placated
• soothed
• calmed
• pleased
• pacified
• consoled
• propitiated
• assuaged
• conciliated
• disarmed
• satisfied
• gentled
• delighted
• quieted
• contented
• gratified
• tranquilized
• gladdened
• ingratiated
• coaxed
• satiated
• humored
• flattered
• endeared (to)
• sated
• hushed
• cajoled
• indulged
• wheedled
• quenched
• overpraised
• catered (to)
• pampered
• sweetened
• spoiled
• coddled
• babied
• adulated
• mollycoddled
• sweet-talked
• blarneyed
• blandished
• soft-soaped
• dulcified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incensed
• angered
• enraged
• outraged
• infuriated
• annoyed
• inflamed
• bothered
• irritated
• aggravated
• maddened
• vexed
• got
• exasperated
• irked
• antagonized
• rankled
• riled
• crossed
• provoked
• ruffled
• roused
• put out
• burned (up)
• chafed
• piqued
• galled
• grated
• bugged
• nettled
• harassed
• worried
• disturbed
• upset
• persecuted
• perturbed
• peeved
• agitated
• ired
• harried
• pestered
• roiled
• offended
• unsettled
• insulted
• distressed
• fretted
• slighted
• affronted
• unhinged
• discomforted

2

as in relieved

to make more bearable or less severe

a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relieved
• alleviated
• soothed
• helped
• eased
• mitigated
• softened
• allayed
• assuaged
• healed
• cured
• tempered
• improved
• palliated
• remedied
• enhanced
• lightened
• moderated
• abated
• corrected
• repaired
• amended
• rectified
• fixed
• ameliorated
• refined
• reformed
• emended
• enriched
• perfected
• mended
• bettered
• meliorated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravated
• hurt
• injured
• impaired
• exacerbated
• intensified
• heightened
• harmed
• sharpened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mollified

Adjective

Sometimes, a particular human trait can moderate whether a person is going to be antagonistic toward AI artwork or more mollified. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Verb

None of this mollified the thousand or so people in the audience, who booed every few minutes. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Existing stakeholders had to be mollified so that F1’s prize fund could grow to accommodate a new team rather than be diluted. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

But not everyone was mollified by the announcement. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026

But the boy wouldn't be mollified. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026

While protesters may be frightened and grieving after last month's bloodbath, they're not mollified. — Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026

Choi’s suggestions haven’t mollified Young Poong and MBK Partners. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025

Netanyahu has mollified his overexuberant colleagues on the right mostly by acquiescing to their demands in the domestic sphere. — Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018