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Synonyms & Antonyms of placatory
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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Near Antonyms for placatory
- abrasive,
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- chafing,
- exasperating,
- frustrating,
- galling,
- inflammatory,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- maddening,
- nagging,
- nettlesome,
- nettling,
- offensive,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- rankling,
- riling,
- vexing
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“Placatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placatory. Accessed 7 Oct. 2022.
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