Synonyms & related words for propitiate

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

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

Synonyms for propitiate

Common synonyms for propitiate include appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, mollify, assuage, 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 propitiate come from?

The word propitiate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root propiti-, from Latin propitius (“favorable”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.