pacifications
Acts of soothing
Pacifications are acts of bringing peace or calm, especially to hostile or turbulent situations.
The word often carries political weight, referring to military or governmental efforts to suppress resistance: The pacifications of the frontier provinces were brutal.
It can also describe gentler calming—soothing a crying child or quieting unrest.
Restoration of friendly relations
- appeasementSatisfying demands to prevent conflict
- olive branchSymbol of reconciliation
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
forgiveness · healing · rapprochement · dialogue · understanding · harmony · empathy · trust-building
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
ceasefire · armistice · truce · accord · détente · peacekeeping · foreign policy · mediation
Forcibly ending resistance
- subduingBringing under control
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
counterinsurgency · occupation · martial law · curfew · subjugation · domination · coercion · intimidation
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- concessionYielding a point
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
trade-off · give-and-take · bargain · deal · resolution · adjustment · mediation · terms
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- appeasementSatisfying demands to prevent conflict
- olive branchSymbol of reconciliation
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
goodwill · forgiveness · healing · rapprochement · dialogue · understanding · harmony · empathy · trust-building · conflict resolution
negotiations
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
envoy · ceasefire · armistice · truce · accord · détente · peacekeeping · foreign policy · mediation · delegation
quelling
Forcibly ending resistance
- subduingBringing under control
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
crackdown · counterinsurgency · occupation · martial law · curfew · subjugation · domination · coercion · intimidation · military action
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- concessionYielding a point
middle-ground · trade-off · give-and-take · bargain · deal · resolution · adjustment · mediation · terms · conditions
pacificationsprovocations
Acts meant to antagonize
escalations · aggressions · hostilities · incitements · warmongering
pacificationsincitements
Things that spur action
instigations · agitations · provocations · rabble-rousing · inflammations
pacificationsdestabilizations
Acts of undermining steadiness
disruptions · upheavals · turmoils · disturbances · chaos