Thesaurus:pacify

Thesaurus:pacify

THESAURUS

pacify

English

Synonyms

• allay

• ameliorate

• appease

• assuage

• becalm

• bestill

• calm    [WS]

• calm down

• cool off

• delay (obsolete)

• hose down

• lull

• mollify

• pacify

• placate

• put at ease

• quell

• relax

• soothe

• still

• temper (archaic)

Antonyms

• agitate

• harass

• provoke

• taunt

Hyponyms

• humor

• make silent    [WS]

See also

• Thesaurus:calm
• Thesaurus:calmness

Further reading

• “723. pacification” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “pacify” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.