Synonyms for placatory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pley-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, plak-uh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpleɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈplæk ə- |
Top 10 synonyms for placatory Other synonyms for the word placatory
- amicable
- appeasing
- assuaging
- at peace
- civil
- collected
- composed
- conciliatory
- constant
- diplomatic
- disarming
- easeful
- equable
- free from strife
- gentle
- halcyon
- irenic
- level
- mellow
- mollifying
- neutralist
- nonbelligerent
- on friendly terms
- on good terms
- pacific
- pacifistic
- peace-loving
- peaceable
- peacemaking
- placating
- placatory
- placid
- propitiative
- restful
- serene
- sociable
- still
- tranquil
- undisturbed
- unruffled
- untroubled
- willing
- without hostility
Définition of placatory
Origin :- 1630s, from Latin placatorius "pertaining to appeasing," from placat-, past participle stem of placare "to appease" (see placate).
- As in pacific : adj appeasing, peaceful
- As in peaceful : adj friendly, serene
- As in conciliatory : adj placid, yielding
- Mary looked astonished, then alarmed, then placatory and uneasy.
- Extract from : « The Tunnel Under The World » by Frederik Pohl
- The answer was neither antagonistic nor placatory; it was merely colorless.
- Extract from : « The Taming of Red Butte Western » by Francis Lynde
- "That's all right, old chap, you just rest up a bit," said the placatory youth.
- Extract from : « Never-Fail Blake » by Arthur Stringer
- They were all placatory—in every case the object was to bring men into friendly relations with the god.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the History of Religions » by Crawford Howell Toy
- "She's so excited over Kate's coming home," said Mrs. Barrington with a placatory smile.
- Extract from : « The Precipice » by Elia Wilkinson Peattie
- Henceforth the ceremonial, instead of placatory and expiatory, became nuptial.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
- She looked down at me with such a placatory and genuinely feminine smile I decided I'd been foolish to be offended.
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
- Wherefore, instead of quarrelling with the deputation, he rose with placatory phrases in his mouth.
- Extract from : « A Romance in Transit » by Francis Lynde
Antonyms for placatory
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