conciliates
Soothes angry parties
Conciliates is the third-person singular of conciliate, meaning to win over or placate someone who is hostile or upset.
A leader conciliates opposing factions by finding common ground.
The word suggests diplomatic effort to restore goodwill: She conciliates angry customers with patience and small gestures.
To conciliate is softer than to appease—less about surrender, more about bridge-building.
Settle as impartial judge
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
- interveneCome between opposing sides
- facilitateMake something easier
broker · adjudicate · settle · resolve · intermediary · go-between · moderator · third-party
Compensation for wrongdoing
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- healingRestoration of health
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
reparation · restitution · bridge-building · placate · appease · mollify · propitiate · soothe
Agreed halt to hostilities
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- pacificationRestoring calm after conflict
- accordHarmony between parties
settlement · détente · diplomacy · pact · olive-branch · resolution · disarmament · peacekeeping
arbitrate
Settle as impartial judge
facilitate · broker · adjudicate · settle · resolve · intermediary · go-between · moderator · third-party · dialogue
amends
Compensation for wrongdoing
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- healingRestoration of health
rapprochement · reparation · restitution · bridge-building · placate · appease · mollify · propitiate · soothe · patch-up
truce
Agreed halt to hostilities
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- pacificationRestoring calm after conflict
accord · settlement · détente · diplomacy · pact · olive-branch · resolution · disarmament · peacekeeping · nonaggression
conciliatesantagonizes
Actively creates hostility
provokes · alienates · aggravates · infuriates · estranges
conciliatesescalates
Increases in intensity
inflames · exacerbates · aggravates · intensifies · confronts
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