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Conciliatory

/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/

Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

📖 Definitions of "Conciliatory"

adjective
  1. 1

    Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

🔄 Synonyms of "Conciliatory"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
flexiblenounCapable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
compromisingnounWilling or able to make a compromise.
placatingtending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
conciliatingverb(transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
propitiatoryIntended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
placatoryThat placates; pacifying.
placative(chiefly US) That placates; pacifying.
propitiativeServing to, or intended to, propitiate; propitiatory, reconciliatory
conciliativeconciliatory
yieldingnounDocile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

↔️ Antonyms of "Conciliatory"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
antagonisticContending or acting against.
inflexibleNot willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
uncompromisingInflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.
antagonizingTending to antagonize.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Conciliatory"

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WordDefinition
compromisingverbWilling or able to make a compromise.
yieldingverbDocile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
placative(chiefly US) That placates; pacifying.
placatoryThat placates; pacifying.
propitiatoryIntended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
propitiativeServing to, or intended to, propitiate; propitiatory, reconciliatory
flexibleCapable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
appeasingappeasive
placatingtending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
reconciliatoryThat reconciles.
accommodatingnounAffording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
accommodativeSupplying with or obliging; accommodating.
reconciliationnounThe re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
supportiveProviding support.
consensualWith permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.
forgivingnounInclined to forgive.
redeemingAble to save people from sin, error or evil.
appeasementnounThe state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
restorativeServing to restore.
matchingThe same as another; sharing the same design.

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