ADJECTIVE | all | placating, appeasing, placative, placatory | intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
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Sounds | pley'key.tihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions. | |
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Example | "placating (or placative) gestures" | |
Synonyms | appeasing, placative, placatory | |
Broader | conciliatory, conciliative | Intended to placate |
Spanish | apaciguador | |
Adverbs | placatingly | in a placating manner |
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