Synonyms & related words for pacify

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

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

Synonyms for pacify

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

Where does pacify come from?

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