Synonyms & related words for mollify

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mollify — including placate, appease, assuage, pacify, conciliate, soothe. 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 mollify

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

Synonyms for mollify

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

Where does mollify come from?

The word mollify breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: moll-, from Latin mollis (“soft”); and -fy, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.