placatory

adjective

Definition of placatorynext
as in conciliatory
tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility a placatory effort to improve relations with the townspeople, who were upset about the wild campus parties

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placatory
  1. conciliatory
  2. soothing
  3. benevolent
  4. comforting
  5. kind
  6. peaceful
Adjective
  • Leavitt struck a more conciliatory tone with reporters during a farewell press gaggle on Thursday.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And before Friday’s game, hours before the casino sighting, Lovullo seemed to strike a conciliatory tone.
    — Marc Carig, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of conciliatory
Adjective
  • The room was modern-rustic, with cedar-plank walls, limestone floors, hunks of Utah rock crystals, and a private back terrace with an outdoor swing overlooking a brook that provides a soothing nocturnal soundtrack.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The formula packs green tea extract for soothing and antioxidant-rich rosehip oil for skin brightening.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of soothing
Adjective
  • The Musk Myth How Hollywood burnished the entrepreneur’s image as a benevolent genius.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Stülpnagel drops in, makes vague, benevolent pronouncements, and asks Frank to hide little notes for fellow anti-Hitler plotters.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of benevolent
Adjective
  • Elliott was crying, Dorien was comforting, and Joaquin Phoenix came over trying to make conversation.
    — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The production’s winking tone blunts some of the original’s tear-jerking climax, yet its intact happy ending offers a surprisingly comforting vision of survival in an age of constant crises.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of comforting
Adjective
  • Swapping dirty fingernails for loose shotgun shells, Abrams carves Bryan from the same gnarled sense of desperation — but gives the character’s spirit a kinder shade overall.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Behind a thick column, lurking in the shadows, a kind looking man with an Irish brogue quietly summoned me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of kind
Adjective
  • The reflecting pools echo with the sound of water cascading into the voids below, which suggests a peaceful replacement for the terror of men and women jumping from the towers.
    — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Soon, there was another wave of calm and quiet, and the ash that fell from the sky and settled on the grass and trees gave the park the peaceful feel of a light evening snowfall.
    — Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of peaceful
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“Placatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placatory. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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