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pour oil on

VERB

allay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate assuage calm ease lessen mitigate mollify pacify

STRONG

abate compose decrease lighten moderate quiet square

WEAK

cool out make nice play up to take the bite out take the sting out

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aggravate agitate incite increase intensify irritate upset worry worsen

STRONG

enlarge

WEAK

provoke stir

VERB

alleviate

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allay assuage ease mitigate

STRONG

lighten mollify pacify remediate soft pedal

WEAK

take the bite out take the edge off take the sting out

Antonyms

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increase intensify irritate worsen

STRONG

agitate depress incite upset

WEAK

aggravate heighten magnify

VERB

assuage

Synonyms

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allay alleviate appease lessen mitigate mollify pacify placate quench sate satisfy soften temper

STRONG

calm compose conciliate cool ease fill lighten lull moderate palliate propitiate quiet still surfeit sweeten tranquilize

WEAK

make nice take the edge off take the sting out

Antonyms

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aggravate agitate dissatisfy incite increase intensify irritate provoke trouble upset worry worsen

STRONG

anger deplete excite

WEAK

exacerbate

VERB

placate

Synonyms

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appease assuage mollify pacify reconcile satisfy soothe

STRONG

calm cheer comfort conciliate humor propitiate soft pedal stroke sweeten tranquilize

WEAK

make peace make up play up to win over

Antonyms

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agitate incite irritate provoke upset worry

STRONG

aggravate trouble

VERB

salve

Synonyms

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alleviate assuage mollify pacify unburden

STRONG

ally balm becalm calm ease heal quiet relieve settle soften still

WEAK

calm down cool off smooth down take the edge off take the sting out of untrouble

Antonyms

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agitate incite upset

STRONG

harm hurt injure irritate move trouble worry

VERB

soothe

Synonyms

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allay alleviate appease assuage cool mitigate mollify pacify relieve soften

STRONG

becalm cheer compose console dulcify help hush lighten lull quiet quieten settle square still stroke subdue tranquilize unburden

WEAK

balm butter up calm down cool off make nice make up patch things up play up to smooth down take the edge off take the sting out untrouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate agitate incite increase intensify irritate provoke trouble upset worry worsen

STRONG

arouse bring down depress discourage disturb excite hurt move

WEAK

distress

Example Sentences

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In March 2025, he said his Milan show aimed to pour oil on the troubled waters of global politics.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

“We won’t pour oil on the fire” of the war, Qin said, according to an official interpreter.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2023

We do not pour oil on the fire.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

US special envoy on climate change, John Kerry, went out of his way to pour oil on troubled waters when speaking at the IEA event.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2021

And the Lord told him to leave the cave, and go back and pour oil on the head of E-li-sha, who was to take his place.

From Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood by Pollard, Josephine

pour oil on

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