humoring
Going with it
Humoring is going along with someone's wishes, ideas, or whims to keep them satisfied, even when you don't take them seriously.
A parent humors a child's fantasy; a nurse humors a difficult patient.
The word implies tolerance without genuine agreement: I was just humoring him when I said his plan might work.
Willing to help others
- appeasingPacifying through concessions
- placatingEasing another's anger
- toleratingPermitting despite discomfort
- obligingWilling to help others
catering · complying · going along with · yielding · acquiescing · mollifying · pacifying · soothing
Superior and dismissive manner
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- pityingFeeling sorrow for another
paternalistic · talking down · going through motions · tolerating · brushing off · half-listening · pretending · placating
Playful, mild ridicule
- banteringLight, playful teasing
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- kiddingTeasing playfully
goofing around · joshing · razzing · pulling leg · lighthearted · mischievous · witty · cheeky
accommodating
Willing to help others
- appeasingPacifying through concessions
- placatingEasing another's anger
- toleratingPermitting despite discomfort
obliging · catering · complying · going along with · yielding · acquiescing · mollifying · pacifying · soothing · deferring
condescending
Superior and dismissive manner
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
pitying · paternalistic · talking down · going through motions · tolerating · brushing off · half-listening · pretending · placating · eye-rolling
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
kidding · goofing around · joshing · razzing · pulling leg · lighthearted · mischievous · witty · cheeky · good-natured
humoringconfronting
Addressing directly
challenging · opposing · contradicting · resisting · defying
humoringleveling with
Speaking honestly to
disabusing · correcting · setting straight · calling out · telling the truth
humoringoverruling
Nullifying by superior power
dismissing · ignoring · disregarding · controlling · dominating