placably
In forgiving fashion
In a placable manner—that is, in a way that can be appeased or pacified.
The word describes how someone responds to anger or conflict with willingness to be soothed: She accepted his apology placably, her irritation fading.
Rare compared to its opposite, implacably.
Soothed someone's anger
- pacifiedMade tranquil again
- conciliatedCalmed hostile feelings
- appeasedSatisfied by yielding
- propitiatedWon over through concession
soothed · calmed · assuaged · reconciled · satisfied · won over · disarmed · softened
In a tranquil manner
- unflappablyWith steady composure
- composedlyIn unruffled fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- imperturbablyWith serene composure
coolly · collectedly · equably · stoically · phlegmatically · unperturbedly · placidly · tranquilly
In pleasing fashion
- accommodatinglyHelpfully and flexibly
- obliginglyWillingly and helpfully
- cooperativelyActing in partnership
- amenablyIn agreeable manner
submissively · yielding · tractably · acquiescently · deferentially · pliantly · docilely · obediently
mollified
Soothed someone's anger
- pacifiedMade tranquil again
- conciliatedCalmed hostile feelings
- appeasedSatisfied by yielding
propitiated · soothed · calmed · assuaged · reconciled · satisfied · won over · disarmed · softened · defused
calmly
In a tranquil manner
- unflappablyWith steady composure
- composedlyIn unruffled fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
imperturbably · coolly · collectedly · equably · stoically · phlegmatically · unperturbedly · placidly · tranquilly · levelheadedly
agreeably
In pleasing fashion
- accommodatinglyHelpfully and flexibly
- obliginglyWillingly and helpfully
- cooperativelyActing in partnership
amenably · submissively · yielding · tractably · acquiescently · deferentially · pliantly · docilely · obediently · willingly
placablyimplacably
Without capacity for appeasement
relentlessly · inexorably · unforgivingly · stubbornly · obstinately