PLACATORY Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

placatory

adjective

Definition of placatory

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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Trump reverses on housing bill Republican senators were eager for a conciliatory meeting with the president after escalating tensions in recent weeks.

— Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Republican senators were eager for a conciliatory meeting with the president after escalating tensions in recent weeks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026

Definition of conciliatory

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That a series finally found some new themes to focus on is as much a soothing break as all the B-roll of ocean waves and clapboard houses.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 9 July 2026
My nearly two-hour Manoa Mist treatment included a full-body sugar exfoliation and soothing-but-therapeutic lomi lomi massage, performed by a therapist who spent years in the medical field and really knew her stuff.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Definition of soothing

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The teaser also offers glimpses of Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rebuilds his life as a benevolent industrialist, and Tahar Rahim as Inspector Javert, Valjean’s relentless nemesis.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 July 2026
Even though there are other siblings in the Fak family that make an appearance on The Bear, these brothers take center stage for their occasional quarreling and their benevolent behavior toward each other.

— Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Definition of benevolent

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People who knew Salgado Araujo described him as dependable and kind, according to a GoFundMe for his family.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
The 54,000-square-foot medical spa runs like clockwork and is staffed with efficient, kind, and caring receptionists, medical assistants, and doctors of good humor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Definition of kind

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Bands perform as the peaceful crowd saunters, with the visual entertainment of beefy men cooking barbecue on giant grills.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The stunning spa, Thistle, is a peaceful escape that continues the hotel’s theme of bringing the outside in; treatments incorporate botanicals grown right on the farm.

— Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Definition of peaceful

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