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- [kuh n-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /kənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
- /kənˈsɪl.i.eɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /kənˈsɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
Definitions of conciliatory word
- adjective conciliatory When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone. 3
- adjective conciliatory intended to placate or reconcile 3
- adjective conciliatory tending to conciliate or reconcile 3
- adjective conciliatory tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments. 1
- noun conciliatory Intended or likely to placate or pacify. 1
- adjective conciliatory aimed at ending disagreement 1
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Origin of conciliatory
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; conciliate + -ory1
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Parts of speech for Conciliatory
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conciliatory popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for conciliatory
adj conciliatory
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- civil — You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
- disarming — removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
- pacific — tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures.
- peaceable — inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
adjective conciliatory
- peacemaking — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
- placid — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
Antonyms for conciliatory
adj conciliatory
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
- stubborn — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- refusing — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
adjective conciliatory
- provocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
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