conciliatory

Definitions

Intended to placate or pacify.

Willing to make concessions to reconcile or end a disagreement.

Examples

After the heated argument, he offered a conciliatory gesture by inviting his colleague out for coffee.

The diplomat adopted a conciliatory tone in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Synonyms

appeasing placatory pacifying peacemaking reconciling propitiatory compromising

Antonyms

antagonistic confrontational belligerent hostile uncompromising combative truculent