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Synonyms for gruntle

Most common

gentle appease placate pacify humor US regruntle

All synonyms

Verb

Other

humor US, humour UK, regruntle

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.

Forms

Past participle
gruntled
e.g. gruntled → gentled, appeased, placated, pacified…

Example sentences

  • gentle A noble man by woman's gentle word may oft be led.
  • 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.
  • humor Of all of us, Tom had the craziest sense of humor.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gruntlesteady
gentlerising
appeaserising
placaterising
pacifyrising
humorrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
humor2
6 letters
gentle2, humour2, pacify3, lenify
7 letters
appease2, placate2, assuage2, mollify3
9 letters
regruntle
10 letters
conciliate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (humor2 = 2 syllables).