Synonyms of appeasing

Verb


1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle, calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still

usage: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

2. quell, stay, appease, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil

usage: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"

3. propitiate, appease, reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle

usage: make peace with

Adjective


1. appeasing(prenominal), placating, placative, placatory, conciliatory (vs. antagonistic), conciliative

usage: 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"

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