Thesaurus
mollifying
Synonyms and Antonyms of mollifying
- a future son-in-law using mollifying flattery to overcome a bad first impression
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
Synonyms and Antonyms of mollifying
- an apology would probably mollify your friend
calming, comforting, consoling, contenting, hushing, quieting, soothing, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)
delighting, gladdening, gratifying, pleasing
adulating, blarneying, flattering, overpraising, soft-soaping
quenching, satiating, sating, satisfying
catering (to), humoring, indulging
blandishing, cajoling, coaxing, sweet-talking, wheedling
aggravating, annoying, antagonizing, bothering, bugging, burning (up), chafing, crossing, exasperating, galling, getting, grating, irking, irritating, nettling, peeving, piquing, putting out, rankling, riling, roiling, ruffling, vexing
harassing, harrying, persecuting, pestering
agitating, discomforting, distressing, disturbing, fretting, perturbing, unhinging, unsettling, upsetting, worrying
- a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor
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