/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of placating Find synonyms for: Verb1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle, calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, stillusage: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"Adjective1. appeasing(prenominal), placating, placative, placatory, conciliatory (vs. antagonistic), conciliativeusage: intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philanthropy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language