Synonyms & related words for appease

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of appease — including placate, mollify, pacify, propitiate, assuage, conciliate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to appease

Explore words related to appease — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include placater, appeasable, placative, propitiator, placatingly, placatory, unappeased, unassuaged. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for appease

Common synonyms for appease include placate, mollify, pacify, propitiate, assuage, conciliate, quell, allay — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does appease come from?

The word appease breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root peas-, from Latin pax (“peace”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.