placative

adjective

Definition of placativenext
as in conciliatory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placative
  1. conciliatory
  2. pacific
  3. peaceable
  4. sympathetic
  5. kind
  6. benign
  7. disarming
  8. peaceful
Adjective
  • His gestures, however conciliatory, were not enough to satisfy Le Pen.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Critics of outgoing chair Greg Barclay, a pragmatic New Zealander, believed his role was merely reduced to conciliatory rather than agenda setting.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of conciliatory
Adjective
  • Xi must know that old societies tend to be pacific and that China is getting old fast.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of pacific
Adjective
  • Military comedies have a long and relatively peaceable history on screens small and large — Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis and Bill Murray all made them.
    Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In the past, feeding them was a way to keep the relations peaceable.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of peaceable
Adjective
  • The group embarked on an unprecedented wave of terror that included assaults, lynchings, and rapes predominantly against African Americans, but also against white people accused of being sympathetic to the 1870 election results and federal Reconstruction policies.
    Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The next judge, Hollis will find, won’t be as sympathetic.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of sympathetic
Adjective
  • But the party went on, albeit cloaked anew as a fund-raiser for a kinder, gentler organization, the Good Neighbor Council for Aircraft Noise Control.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Being one of 11 siblings, Dina is looking for someone who is kind, ambitious and family-oriented.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of kind
Adjective
  • Unlike in year's past, where there have been multiple major rule shifts that have dramatically altered the way the sport can be played, this year's set of rules seems benign.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Usually, these mistakes are benign or even harmful for the virus, but occasionally, there’s a genetic change that helps the virus become better at infecting cells.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of benign
Adjective
  • This will be both disarming and believable, allowing your daughter to propose times that are both far off and inconvenient.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2022
  • What follows instead is a pivotal listen that conveys trauma in an assured yet disarming way.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of disarming
Adjective
  • Dunn said he was disappointed that the Senate was unable to reach the two-thirds threshold needed to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House for his role in the Jan. 6 riots and his attempt to delay the peaceful transfer of power.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of our democracy — especially when elections do not turn in our favor.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of peaceful
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