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
• 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
• annoys
• gets
• irritates
• bothers
• aggravates
• irks
• provokes
• maddens
• crosses
• exasperates
• outrages
• rankles
• riles
• vexes
• burns (up)
• rouses
• chafes
• incenses
• puts out
• piques
• roils
• ires
• 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

There is no magic solution that simultaneously placates Abrams, the fanbase, the rest of the roster, the organization’s long term goals and the owners. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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