Thesaurus:pacify

Thesaurus

pacify

English

Verb

Sense: to evoke a state of peacefulness

Synonyms

• allay
• ameliorate
• appease
• assuage
• becalm
• bestill
• bring down
• calm    [⇒ thesaurus]
• calm down
• cool down
• cool off
• delay    [⇒ thesaurus] (obsolete)
• hose down
• lull
• mollify
• pacify
• peacen
• placate
• put at ease
• quell
• relax
• soothe
• still
• temper (archaic)

Antonyms

• agitate
• becraze    [⇒ thesaurus]
• enrage    [⇒ thesaurus]
• harass
• provoke
• taunt

Hyponyms

• humor
• make silent    [⇒ thesaurus]

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.