CONCILIATING Synonyms: 212 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in conciliatory

tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility small conciliating acts designed to win the trust of the new neighbors

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conciliating

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verb

present participle of conciliate

as in reconciling

to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits

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as in appeasing

to lessen the anger or agitation of a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies

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Adjective

Leavitt struck a more conciliatory tone with reporters during a farewell press gaggle on Thursday.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
And before Friday’s game, hours before the casino sighting, Lovullo seemed to strike a conciliatory tone.

— Marc Carig, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of conciliatory

Verb

With defensive end Ashton Gillotte working back from a ruptured plantar fascia, the Chiefs have all the more urgency about reconciling depth beyond starter George Karlaftis.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Today, much of this work requires large teams manually reconciling competing brand standards across multiple rounds of approvals.

— Tejas Manohar, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of reconciling

Verb

While this might sound appeasing to some, the Big Ten is not onboard with this idea, sources told OutKick-FOX News and others.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Interest—from both visitors and islanders—is gently shifting away from polishing playboy yachts or appeasing the decadent whims of retirees, to something, well, more real.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

Definition of appeasing

Adjective

The new movie follows a benevolent ex-pilot named Hig (Jacob Elordi) who, after losing his wife during a catastrophic global pandemic, lives out in the wilderness with his dog, Jasper, and ornery isolationist pal Bangley (Josh Brolin).

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
City leaders agree large, unsupervised gatherings could put kids at risk even if most attendees are there for benevolent reasons.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of benevolent

Adjective

Her biggest concern is that creating an academy modeled after the military service academies would conflate what NASA does—the peaceful, civil exploration of space—with military activities undertaken by the US Space Force.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Indigenous leaders played a prominent role in protests demanding the resignation of Porras and the peaceful transfer of power to Arévalo.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of peaceful

Adjective

National Aquarium cams The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, operates a series of cameras of marine animals, including reef sharks, jellyfish and fish in a Pacific coral reef.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 June 2026
These conditions tend to suppress Atlantic hurricane development, whereas the eastern and central Pacific hurricane seasons are typically more active during strong El Niño events.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026

Definition of pacific

Adjective

Booze, black pepper, and leather accords give the note a sultry, noir bend, while white musks and soft florals transform vanilla into something comforting and cocooning.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
An improbable preparation that somehow manages to be immediately familiar and comforting, this cheeseburger fried rice is a little peek into all the fun going down at Agnes and Sherman in Houston, one of our Best New Restaurants of 2026.

— Nick Wong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

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