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conciliate - 17 thesaurus results
Main Entry: conciliate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: placate
Synonyms: appease, pacify, satisfy, win over
Main Entry: appease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: satisfy, pacify
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, assuage, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, content, diminish, do*, ease, gratify, lessen, lull, meet halfway, mitigate, mollify, placate, propitiate, quell, quench, quiet, serve, soften, soothe, subdue, sweeten, tranquilize, be enough, make matters up, patch things up
Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, incite, irritate, provoke, tease
Main Entry: arbitrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: achieve settlement
Synonyms: adjudge, adjudicate, adjust, bring to terms, conciliate, decide, determine, interpose, intervene, judge, mediate, meet halfway, negotiate, parley, placate, play ball*, reconcile, referee, settle, smooth, soothe, step in, umpire, come to school, come to terms, hammer out a deal, make a deal, pass judgment, straighten out, strike happy medium, trade off, work out a deal
Antonyms: let ride
Main Entry: assuage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: soothe, relieve
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, conciliate, cool*, ease, fill, lessen, lighten, lull, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, quench, quiet, sate, satisfy, soften, still, surfeit, sweeten, temper, tranquilize, make nice, pour oil on, take the edge off, take the sting out
Antonyms: exacerbate, upset
Main Entry: heal
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cure, recover
Synonyms: alleviate, ameliorate, attend, bring around, compose, conciliate, convalesce, doctor, dress, fix, free, harmonize, improve, knit, meliorate, mend, patch up, rebuild, reconcile, regenerate, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, repair, restore, resuscitate, revive, salve, set, settle, soothe, treat, get well, make healthy, make sound, make well, make whole, medicate, minister to, physic, put on feet again, reanimate, revivify
Antonyms: harm, hurt, injure
Main Entry: mediate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: try to bring to an agreement
Synonyms: arbitrate, bring to terms, conciliate, deal, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, meet halfway*, moderate, negotiate, propitiate, reconcile, referee, resolve, settle, step in, umpire, act as middle, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, make peace, restore harmony, strike happy medium, trade off
Antonyms: argue, contend, disagree, fight
Main Entry: mollify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pacify, soothe
Synonyms: abate, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, cushion, decrease, diminish, ease, fix up, lessen, lighten, lull, mellow, mitigate, moderate, modify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quell, quiet, reduce, relieve, soften, sweeten, temper, tranquilize, dulcify, patch things up, take sting out
Antonyms: agitate, depress, exasperate, harass, incite, provoke, trouble, upset, worry
Main Entry: pacify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make peaceful; appease
Synonyms: allay, ameliorate, assuage, bury the hatchet*, butter up*, calm, chasten, compose, con, conciliate, cool, fix up, grease*, lull, mitigate, moderate, mollify, placate, propitiate, qualify, quell, quiet, relieve, repress, silence, soft-pedal*, soften, soothe, square, still, stroke, subdue, sweeten*, tame, temper, tranquilize, dulcify, kiss and make up, lay back, make peace, pacificate, put the lid on, smooth over, take the edge off
Antonyms: agitate, incite, irritate, upset
Main Entry: patch up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: settle differences
Synonyms: adjust, appease, bury the hatchet*, compensate, conciliate, mediate, negotiate, placate, restore, settle*, smooth, make friends
Antonyms: argue, bicker, disagree, fight
Main Entry: placate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: soothe, pacify
Synonyms: appease, assuage, calm, cheer, comfort, conciliate, humor, make up*, mollify, pacify, propitiate, reconcile, satisfy, soft-pedal*, soothe, stroke*, sweeten, tranquilize, make peace, play up to, pour oil on, win over*
Antonyms: agitate, upset, worry
Main Entry: compromise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give and take
Synonyms: adjust, agree, arbitrate, compose, compound, concede, conciliate, meet halfway, negotiate, settle, find happy medium, find middle ground, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, make concession, play ball with, split the difference, strike balance, trade off
Antonyms: contest, differ, disagree, dispute, dissent, quarrel
Main Entry: disarm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: render defenseless
Synonyms: conciliate, cripple, deactivate, debilitate, demobilize, disable, disband, disqualify, incapacitate, invalidate, neutralize, occupy, pacify, paralyze, prostrate, skin, strip, subdue, subjugate, weaken, deescalate, demilitarize, unarm
Antonyms: arm
Main Entry: negotiate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bargain, discuss
Synonyms: accommodate, adjudicate, adjust, agree, arbitrate, arrange, bring to terms*, bury the hatchet*, compose, concert, conciliate, confer, connect, consult, contract, covenant, cut a deal*, deal, debate, dicker*, haggle, handle, intercede, manage, mediate, moderate, network, parley*, referee, settle, step in*, stipulate, swap, transact, treat, umpire*, work out*, come across with, hammer out a deal, horse trade, make a deal, make peace, make terms, work out a deal
Main Entry: reconcile
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make peace; adjust
Synonyms: accommodate, accord, accustom, appease, arbitrate, arrange, assuage, attune, bring to terms, bury the hatchet*, compose, conciliate, conform, cool*, coordinate, fit, fix up, harmonize, integrate, intercede, make up, mediate, mitigate, pacify, patch up*, placate, propitiate, proportion, rectify, regulate, resolve, reunite, settle, suit, tune, bring together, come together, get together on, kiss and make up, make matters up, patch things up, re-establish, reconciliate, restore harmony, win over
Antonyms: disagree, refuse
Main Entry: satisfy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: please, content
Synonyms: amuse, animate, appease, assuage, befriend, captivate, capture, cheer, cloy, comfort, conciliate, delight, elate, enliven, entertain, enthrall, exhilarate, fascinate, fill, flatter, get by, gladden, glut, gorge, gratify, hit the spot*, humor, indulge, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quench, rejoice, sate, satiate, score, sell, slake, suit, surfeit, brighten up, do the trick, fill the bill, make merry, make the grade, sell on
Antonyms: anger, disappoint, discontent, dissatisfy, upset
Main Entry: sweeten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make happy; appease
Synonyms: alleviate, assuage, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soothe, soften up
Antonyms: displease, disrupt, trouble, worry
Main Entry: make up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: compensate, reconcile
Synonyms: accommodate, atone, balance, bury the hatchet*, compose, conciliate, counterbalance, counterpoise, mend, offset, outweigh, pacify, recompense, redeem, redress, requite, settle, come to terms, countervail, forgive and forget, make amends, make peace, set off, shake hands
Antonyms: disagree
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