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. Christian Beranek:

   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.

2. His Republican opponent:

   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.

3. Jang Jin-sung:

   It's true that a lot of people are pressured to want to appease people's expectations, but in Shin's case, it was not for money. His motive was just to tell the world. ... It wasn't deliberate fraud. It was more of a mismatch between outside expectations and the world he came from.

4. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal:

   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.

5. John Evans:

   The guys clueless, and I know hes just trying to appease hisleft-wing base but its a really foolish statement.