mollifying
Easing someone's anger
Mollifying means soothing or calming someone who is angry or upset.
A mollifying gesture or mollifying tone aims to reduce tension and restore peace: His mollifying words did little to ease her frustration.
The word often carries a hint of appeasement—an attempt to placate rather than address underlying concerns.
To calm agitation
- propitiateRegain favor through offerings
- assuageRelieve or calm
- placateLessen someone's anger
- conciliateCalm hostile feelings
defuse · disarm · quell · calm · temper · satisfy · resolve · smooth over
Facilitate agreement between disputants
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
compromise · bridge-building · peacemaking · tactful · harmonize · ameliorate · olive-branch · rapport-building
Ease or soothing relief
- consoleComfort in distress
- easeLack of strain
- relieveLessen pain or burden
- balmHealing topical preparation
salve · solace · reassure · calm · gentle · soft · tender · healing
Soft and kind
- kindType or caring
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
patient · forbearing · indulgent · lenient · merciful · forgiving · warmhearted · benevolent
pacify
To calm agitation
- propitiateRegain favor through offerings
- assuageRelieve or calm
- placateLessen someone's anger
conciliate · defuse · disarm · quell · calm · temper · satisfy · resolve · smooth over · win over
mediate
Facilitate agreement between disputants
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
intercede · compromise · bridge-building · peacemaking · tactful · harmonize · ameliorate · olive-branch · rapport-building · intermediary
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
balm · salve · solace · reassure · calm · gentle · soft · tender · healing · therapeutic
gentle
Soft and kind
- kindType or caring
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- understandingMental comprehension of something
empathetic · patient · forbearing · indulgent · lenient · merciful · forgiving · warmhearted · benevolent · tolerant
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- reassuring actionscomforting, calming, soothing, reassuring, consoling
- peaceful traitspeaceful, gentle, calm, soothing, peaceable
- people-pleasingappeasing, placating, accommodating, pandering, going along
- gentle speechwhisper, murmur, soft tone, quiet voice, soft-spoken
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
mollifyinginflammatory
Tending to provoke outrage
angering · infuriating · enraging · maddening · incensing
mollifyingprovocative
Meant to provoke response
incendiary · escalating · confrontational · stirring up · combative
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