placate Synonyms
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Strongest:
- outrage
- anger
- rankle
- enrage
- irk
- get
- pique
- rouse
- bother
- inflame
- rile
- get
- rankle
- bother
- bug
- rouse
- anger
- burn-up-
- rile
- put-out
- provoke
- cross
- vex
- exasperate
- ire
- annoy
- put-out
- irritate
- inflame
- exasperate
- cross
- ire
- annoy
- bug
- aggravate
- enrage
- infuriate
- irk
- aggravate
- pique
- provoke
- outrage
- vex
- burn-up-
- irritate
- infuriate
- antagonize
- antagonize
Strong:
- discomfort
- gall
- pester
- distress
- upset
- disturb
- offend
- roil
- chafe
- harass
- unsettle
- madden
- agitate
- enflame
- persecute
- harass
- worry
- ruffle
- harry
- agitate
- enflame
- disturb
- upset
- offend
- perturb
- roil
- perturb
- incense
- gall
- distress
- grate
- grate
- unsettle
- madden
- discomfort
- pester
- incense
- ruffle
- harry
- worry
- persecute
- chafe
Weak:
placate Meaning
placate (v)
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
placate (n.)
Same as Placard, 4 & 5.
placate (v. t.)
To appease; to pacify; to concilate.
placate Sentence Examples
- The government attempted to placate the angry protesters with promises of reform.
- To placate his jealous wife, he bought her a lavish gift.
- The company's PR team was tasked with placating the media after the scandal broke.
- He used soothing words to placate the crying child.
- The diplomatic mission aimed to placate the warring factions.
- The teacher tried to placate the disruptive student with a quiet corner.
- The salesman offered a discount to placate the irate customer.
- The government's appeasement policies failed to placate the foreign power.
- She resorted to flattery and compliments to placate her demanding boss.
- The union leaders negotiated with management to placate concerns over working conditions.
FAQs About the word placate
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will ofSame as Placard, 4 & 5., To appease; to pacify; to concilate.
appease, calm, comfort, assuage, satisfy, mollify, conciliate, disarm, pacify,soothe
outrage,anger, rankle, enrage, irk, get, pique, rouse, bother, inflame
The government attempted to placate the angry protesters with promises of reform.
To placate his jealous wife, he bought her a lavish gift.
The company's PR team was tasked with placating the media after the scandal broke.
He used soothing words to placate the crying child.
