Synonyms & related words for placate

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

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

Synonyms for placate

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

Where does placate come from?

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