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pacifying
Synonyms and Antonyms of pacifying
1
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress
calming, comforting, dreamy, lulling, narcotic, quieting, relaxing, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)
2
tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility
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
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