mollifies
Eases the anger
Mollifies means soothes or calms, especially by making concessions or offering reassurance.
Someone who mollifies an angry customer or upset child reduces their agitation: He mollified her with an apology and a promise to do better.
The word suggests softening someone's mood or tempering their hostility, often through appeasement rather than addressing the underlying cause.
Gently relieves distress
- calmsReduces agitation
- appeasesSatisfies to prevent conflict
- placatesCalms someone's anger
- pacifiesBrings to calm
comforts · reassures · gentles · eases · softens · quiets · settles · assuages
Satisfies to prevent conflict
- placatesCalms someone's anger
- conciliatesWins goodwill from opponents
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
- makes peaceResolves conflict amicably
wins over · sweetens · disarms · charms · coaxes · humors · indulges · accommodates
Reduces intensity or hardness
- relaxesBecomes less tense
- loosensDecreases tightness or tension
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
reduces · lessens · diminishes · mitigates · tempers · moderates · blunts · cushions
Renders safe from detonation
- de-escalatesReduces intensity or hostility
- backs downWithdraws from confrontation
- concedesAdmits or yields
- surrendersCeases resistance formally
retreats · compromises · mediates · arbitrates · negotiates · peacemaking · diplomatic · tactful
soothes
Gently relieves distress
pacifies · comforts · reassures · gentles · eases · softens · quiets · settles · assuages · alleviates
appeases
Satisfies to prevent conflict
- placatesCalms someone's anger
- conciliatesWins goodwill from opponents
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
makes peace · wins over · sweetens · disarms · charms · coaxes · humors · indulges · accommodates · compromises
softens
Reduces intensity or hardness
relieves · reduces · lessens · diminishes · mitigates · tempers · moderates · blunts · cushions · buffers
defuses
Renders safe from detonation
- de-escalatesReduces intensity or hostility
- backs downWithdraws from confrontation
- concedesAdmits or yields
surrenders · retreats · compromises · mediates · arbitrates · negotiates · peacemaking · diplomatic · tactful · olive branch
mollifiesaggravates
Makes more severe
angers · infuriates · provokes · exasperates · enrages
mollifiesexacerbates
Makes more severe
inflames · escalates · aggravates · fans the flames · stirs up