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Synonyms for conciliatory

Adjective

1. compromising (vs. uncompromising), conciliatory, flexible, yielding
usage: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
2. conciliatory (vs. antagonistic), conciliative, appeasing(prenominal), placating, placative, placatory, propitiative, propitiatory
usage: overcoming animosity or hostility; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"
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