Definitions

appeasement

NOUN

satisfaction; pacification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conciliation easing moderation

STRONG

abatement accommodation adjustment alleviation amends assuagement compromise concession grant lessening mitigation mollification placation propitiation quelling quenching reconciliation reparation restoration settlement softening solace

WEAK

acceding blunting lulling peace offering quieting soothing tranquilization

Antonyms

STRONG

difference disagreement

WEAK

aggravation annoyance irritation provocation resistance

Example Sentences

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But if you take the governor at his word, and his actions weren’t meant as appeasement, what he did was bad nonetheless.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Unfortunately, Burns’s strategy of partial appeasement still spelled economic misfortune.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Another analyst says that while the US' trading partners may seek appeasement in the short term, they could still decide to hit back in the long run.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

Schools are trying various tactics from appeasement to threats of disciplinary action to get protestors to take down encampments or move to other areas of campus.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

Beyond the gated community at Alexandria, then, Hellenistic Egypt was a stewpot of roiling antagonisms, contained only by an elaborate system of regulations, appeasement, and, if necessary, military force.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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