placatory

Definitions

Intended to make someone less angry or hostile; conciliatory.

Serving to soothe, pacify, or appease.

Examples

He offered a placatory smile to his angry boss in an attempt to diffuse the tension.

The politician issued a placatory statement to calm the protesters after the controversial decision.

Synonyms

conciliatory appeasing pacifying mollifying soothing propitiatory accommodating

Antonyms

provocative antagonistic confrontational belligerent hostile aggressive defiant