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mollify

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mollify

1 to lessen the anger or agitation of

an apology would probably mollify your friend

Synonyms of mollify

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

Words Related to mollify

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 mollify

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 mollify

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

2 to make more bearable or less severe

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

Synonyms of mollify

allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mitigate, palliate, relieve, soothe

Words Related to mollify

abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper

cure, heal, remedy

amend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repair

ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine

Near Antonyms of mollify

harm, hurt, impair, injure

heighten, intensify, sharpen

Antonyms of mollify

aggravate, exacerbate

Synonym Discussion of mollify

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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