📖 Definitions of "Placatory"
adjective
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That placates; pacifying.
🔄 Synonyms of "Placatory"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| appeasing | appeasive |
| conciliatory | Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions. |
| placating | tending 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. |
| placative | (chiefly US) That placates; pacifying. |
| conciliative | conciliatory |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Placatory"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| conciliative | conciliatory |
| conciliatory | Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions. |
| appeasing | appeasive |
| conciliatingverb | (transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate. |
| placable | Able to be easily pacified; quick to forgive. |
| pacificatory | Promoting peace; conciliatory. |
| appeasive | Tending to appease; appeasing. |
| placentious | (obsolete) pleasing or pleasant |
| conciliantnoun | Conciliatory. |
| propitiatory | Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory. |
| emollientnoun | Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer. |
| pleasy | (informal, nonstandard) Apt or tending to please; pleasing |
| dovish | (economics) Disfavoring increasing interest rates; inclined against increasing interest rates. |
| gratifying | Pleasing, satisfying. |
| pleasauntnoun | Obsolete form of pleasant. [Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.] |
| tranquilizingnoun | The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug. |
| placid | calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil |
| palative | palatal |
| pleasing | Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification. |
| complacential | (obsolete) Marked by, or causing, complacence. |
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