What are some opposite words for appease?
Antonyms for appease
əˈpizap·pease
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term appease.
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appeaseverb
Antonyms:
antagonizeappeaseverb
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
to appease the tumult of the ocean
Antonyms:
antagonizeappeaseverb
To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.
Synonyms:
mollify, propitiateAntonyms:
antagonize
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Antonyms:
agitate, arouse, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir upSynonyms:
allay, alleviate, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, still, tranquilize
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Princeton's WordNet
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, seasonquell, 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, detainpropitiate, appeaseverb
make peace with
Synonyms:
stay, lenify, mollify, gentle, gruntle, propitiate, quell, pacify, placate, assuage, conciliate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
appeaseverb
Synonyms:
conciliate, pacify, tranquilize, calm, propitiate, assuage, mollify, reconcile, placate, mitigate
How to use appease in a sentence?
Long-term, we're not fans of companies that cut dividends to appease pressure, we're fans of companies that stick to their discipline.
The longer Joe Manchin waits, the more it’s clear he’s only in this to appease his liberal donors, and he’ll make it clear he’ll only stand for Judge Kavanaugh after it’s clear they have the votes.
Donald Trump – his Big Lie has enveloped the Republican Party, and they run away from truth and honesty and fairness just to appease someone with a very authoritarian instinct.
If Secretary Clinton goes along with President Obama's efforts to appease Iran, it will make our enemies stronger, endanger our ally Israel and trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that will destabilize the region.
Changing the sexual orientations of a character to appease a group or cash in on current hot topics is actually a disservice to [the audience]. corporations should rather hire more writers from different backgrounds and allow them to use their life experiences to provide unique voices in popular media.
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