Synonyms for appease
əˈpizap·pease

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1. appeaseverb

   Antonyms:
   antagonize

2. appeaseverb

   To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

   to appease the tumult of the ocean

   Synonyms:
   calm, quell, quiet, pacify, lull, still, placate

   Antonyms:
   antagonize

3. appeaseverb

   To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

   They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

   Synonyms:
   mollify, propitiate

   Antonyms:
   antagonize

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1. appease

   Allay and alleviate are closely kindred in signification, and have been often interchanged in usage. But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; to alleviate, on the other hand, is to lighten a burden. We allay suffering by using means to soothe and tranquilize the sufferer; we alleviate suffering by doing something toward removal of the cause, so that there is less to suffer; where the trouble is wholly or chiefly in the excitement, to allay the excitement is virtually to remove the trouble; as, to allay rage or panic; we alleviate poverty, but do not allay it. Pacify, directly from the Latin, and appease, from the Latin through the French, signify to bring to peace; to mollify is to soften; to calm, quiet, or tranquilize is to make still; compose, to place together, unite, adjust to a calm and settled condition; to soothe (originally to assent to, humor) is to bring to pleased quietude. We allay excitement, appease a tumult, calm agitation, compose our feelings or countenance, pacify the quarrelsome, quiet the boisterous or clamorous, soothe grief or distress. Compare ALLEVIATE.

   Synonyms:
   allay, alleviate, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, still, tranquilize

   Antonyms:
   agitate, arouse, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

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1. appease

   Synonyms:
   pacify, assuage, mitigate, conciliate, propitiate, moderate, satisfy, stay, allay, quiet, soften, calm, compose, soothe, hush, cool, tranquilize

   Antonyms:
   excite, provoke, aggravate, exasperate, inflame, embitter, incense, intensify, stimulate, kindle

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1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntleverb

   cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

   "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

   Synonyms:
   mollify, conciliate, quell, gentle, relieve, lenify, stay, placate, quench, allay, ennoble, settle, gruntle, palliate, accommodate, pacify, temper, assuage, propitiate, alleviate, slake, make up, entitle, patch up, reconcile, season

2. quell, stay, appeaseverb

   overcome or allay

   "quell my hunger"

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, last out, delay, bide, stick, squelch, lenify, stay, placate, quell, gentle, abide, ride out, gruntle, persist, mollify, rest, pacify, assuage, stick around, propitiate, stay on, stay put, quench, remain, outride, continue, detain

3. propitiate, appeaseverb

   make peace with

   Synonyms:
   stay, lenify, mollify, gentle, gruntle, propitiate, quell, pacify, placate, assuage, conciliate

Matched Categories

1. • Reconcile
   • Satisfy

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1. appeaseverb

   Synonyms:
   pacify, calm, quiet, soothe, tranquillize, allay, assuage, mollify, alleviate, mitigate, abate, ease, compose, still, hush, lull, dull, quell, blunt, temper, attemper, lessen, qualify

2. appeaseverb

   Synonyms:
   propitiate, reconcile, make propitious, make favorable

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1. appeaseverb

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, pacify, tranquilize, calm, propitiate, assuage, mollify, reconcile, placate, mitigate

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1. List of paraphrases for "appease":

   placate, pacify, allay, calm, propitiate, defuse, reassure, assuage, soothe, ease

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1. Dallas County:

   This is a weak governor, openly and shamelessly taking his orders from a disgraced former President. Governor Abbott is wasting taxpayer funds to trample on Texans' freedom to vote, all in order to appease his puppeteer, as the former Republican Secretary of State noted : Texas had a clean and fair election.

2. Evan Nierman:

   What’s most compelling is the remarkable speed with which ‘Jeopardy!’s short-lived host was jettisoned to appease an outraged mob, expect it to continue for some time since cancel culture shows no sign of abating anytime soon.

3. Katie Hobbs:

   A group of Republicans are continuing to try to appease their base who refuse to accept that... Donald Trump lost Arizona and that Donald Trump's not Donald Trump anymore.

4. David Holt:

   We definitely think there are other avenues to create value. This could harm Fuji going back to the drawing board and seeing if they can appease all the major shareholders.

5. Cara Cullen:

   To me, thats a delay tactic. Its a political tactic just to appease us. Basically for five weeks, Ive sat by watching my family business get destroyed while thousands of golfers havecrossed the borders to go toConnecticut and New York, which is causing huge safety concerns. ... Theres like 47 states that have opened golf courses. By not opening golf courses, [Bakers]actually creating a more hazardous condition.