Synonyms for assuage
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Pacify
pacify, mollify, appease, placate, soothe, abate, quell, satisfy, gratify, soften, calm, conciliate, still, temper, blunt, gentle, moderate, lull, dull, smooth, tranquilize US, tranquillise UK, tranquillize UK, attemper US, attempre UK
2. Alleviate — to lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.)
alleviate, relieve, ease, mitigate, lessen, diminish, solace, qualify, palliate, slacken, extenuate dated
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
- v. 2
To pacify or soothe (someone).
Related words
- Word family
- assuagement assuager
Forms
- Past participle
- assuaged
e.g. assuaged → pacified, mollified, appeased, placated…
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Assuage is, by derivation, to sweeten; mitigate, to make mild; moderate, to bring within measure; abate, to beat down, and so make less.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- appease Only a sincere apology will appease my anger.
- placate A compromise was reached to placate both sides.
- pacify Tom was very aggressive again. They had to pacify him.
- mollify Mary tried to mollify Tom by singing him a lullaby.
- relieve William taught Sandra to scream to relieve stress.
- alleviate How can Algeria alleviate the impact of inflation?
By length
- 4 letters
- calm1, ease1, dull1, lull1
- 5 letters
- still1, blunt1, quell1, abate2, allay2, slake
- 6 letters
- smooth1, gentle2, temper2, soften2, lessen2, solace2, soothe1, quench1, pacify3
- 7 letters
- qualify3, console2, satisfy3, relieve2, appease2, placate2, gratify3, mollify3, slacken2
- 8 letters
- moderate3, mitigate3, diminish3, palliate, attemper, attempre
- 9 letters
- alleviate4, extenuate4
- 10 letters
- conciliate
- 11 letters
- tranquilize3
- 12 letters
- tranquillise, tranquillize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abate2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- assouvir