APPEASING Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in placating

tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility we had been feuding with the people next door, so inviting them to the party was intended as an appeasing gesture

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appeasing

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verb

present participle of appease

as in comforting

to lessen the anger or agitation of a game often appeases an upset toddler

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Recent Examples of appeasing

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Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 According to Atlas Obscura, also on Christmas Eve, some families believe in appeasing the nisser—barn-dwelling house elves that are said to help residents survive tough winters—and many children continue to leave a bowl of risengrød, or sweet porridge, for the folkloric creatures. —

Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024 Other, less politically resistant Iranian films often show women inside in hijab, which is highly unrealistic and likely a mode of appeasing censors. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024 For the work, which is often a delicate balance of appeasing stakeholders who sometimes clash over warring priorities, the next CEO will be paid between $350,000 and $425,000 a year, with no-cost health insurance and other benefits, according to the listing. —

Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024 The new strategy allows streamers to provide subscribers with new content while appeasing Wall Street by reigning in spending. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024 There are amazing innovations in the industry that will help both consumers and brands to become more sustainable while appeasing regulations. —

Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024 The bill has angered the French left, who view it as a means of appeasing far-right lawmakers in parliament. —

Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 While anti-Russian sentiment runs high in Georgia, there are fears that the governing Georgian Dream party is eroding the country’s relationship with the West and leaning dangerously toward appeasing Russia. —

Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasing

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Newsom has been trying to cool the political rhetoric and respond more conciliatory, visiting both Democrats and Republicans.

— David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
Any settlement would be a highly conciliatory gesture to Trump.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025