Synonyms of placates

placates

verb

present tense third-person singular of placate

as in appeases

to lessen the anger or agitation of

attempted to placate the screaming child by offering him a cookie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeases
• soothes
• calms
• comforts
• pacifies
• mollifies
• pleases
• propitiates
• assuages
• disarms
• conciliates
• consoles
• satisfies
• gentles
• delights
• quiets
• tranquilizes
• ingratiates
• gratifies
• tranquillizes
• contents
• coaxes
• satiates
• cajoles
• gladdens
• hushes
• indulges
• endears (to)
• flatters
• wheedles
• quenches
• caters (to)
• humors
• coddles
• overpraises
• pampers
• babies
• sweetens
• sates
• spoils
• adulates
• sweet-talks
• soft-soaps
• mollycoddles
• blarneys
• blandishes
• dulcifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• infuriates
• angers
• enrages
• inflames
• antagonizes
• gets
• annoys
• irritates
• bothers
• aggravates
• irks
• provokes
• maddens
• crosses
• exasperates
• outrages
• rankles
• riles
• vexes
• burns (up)
• rouses
• chafes
• incenses
• puts out
• piques
• roils
• ires
• enflames
• grates
• bugs
• harasses
• ruffles
• galls
• persecutes
• pesters
• disturbs
• nettles
• worries
• unsettles
• agitates
• upsets
• perturbs
• harries
• offends
• distresses
• unhinges
• insults
• frets
• peeves
• affronts
• slights
• discomforts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of placates

The result is a fun project that placates the listener looking for smooth R&B, but offers more than a few tricks for those seeking some boundary-pushing. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025