Synonyms of mollifying

mollifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in conciliatory

tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility

a future son-in-law using mollifying flattery to overcome a bad first impression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conciliatory
• soothing
• appeasing
• placating
• comforting
• benevolent
• placatory
• calming
• propitiatory
• peaceful
• quieting
• kind
• conciliating
• pacific
• disarming
• pacifying
• gentle
• relaxing
• satisfying
• kindly
• ingratiating
• peacemaking
• winning
• passive
• obliging
• endearing
• tranquilizing
• peaceable
• amiable
• unassertive
• winsome
• good-natured
• unaggressive
• surrendering
• lulling
• nonbelligerent
• yielding
• submissive
• amicable
• agreeable
• affable
• genial
• good-tempered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inflammatory
• provoking
• aggravating
• irritating
• nagging
• provocative
• irksome
• exasperating
• annoying
• abrasive
• vexing
• frustrating
• maddening
• offensive
• antagonizing
• galling
• engaging
• hostile
• infuriating
• antagonistic
• riling
• rankling
• nettling
• inimical
• nettlesome
• unfriendly
• belligerent
• inhospitable
• antipathetic
• chafing
• unsympathetic
• aggressive
• combative
• bellicose
• military
• confrontational
• assertive
• incensing
• pugnacious
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• warlike
• contentious
• argumentative
• militant
• agonistic
• militaristic
• martial
• scrappy

mollifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mollify

1

as in appeasing

to lessen the anger or agitation of

an apology would probably mollify your friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in alleviating

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mollifying

Verb

Netflix’s decision back then was in part aimed at mollifying shareholders, who at the time were flipping out over a slowdown in subscriber growth. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 July 2026

The first generation of parents to have resorted, at least occasionally, to mollifying their children by putting digital screens in their hands has now seen those kids grow up. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026

By many accounts retailers were pleased with their level of business Thanksgiving Day through Saturday, mollifying some concerns that higher prices and economic uncertainties would put a big dent in holiday spending. — David Moin, Footwear News, 30 Nov. 2025