CEFR B2

placatory

adjective

Meaning

placatory means that placates; pacifying. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as placatory.
A placatory tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: placative

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placatory (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /pləˈkeɪtəɹi/

Definition

placatory means that placates; pacifying. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as placatory.
A placatory tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became placatory after the announcement.

How to Use placatory

placatory + noun (collocation): Use placatory before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a placatory reaction."
become placatory (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became placatory near the end."

Synonyms of placatory

Words with a similar meaning to placatory:

placative

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