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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

cater (to), humor, indulge

blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle

baby, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
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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