All make nice synonyms
make nice
M m verb make nice
- soothe β to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- mitigate β to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- assuage β If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- lessen β to become less.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- alleviate β If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
- pacify β to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
- mollify β to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- satisfy β to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- placate β to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- appease β If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- quench β to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- soften β to make soft or softer.
- sate β to cause to sit; seat (often followed by down): Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.
- allay β If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
- temper β a particular state of mind or feelings.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- compose β The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- lighten β to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- square β a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- tranquilize β calm sb with drugs
- fill β to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- surfeit β excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
- palliate β to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- conciliate β If you conciliate someone, you try to end a disagreement with them.
- propitiate β to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- still β remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- sweeten β to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
- lull β to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- console β If you console someone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them feel more cheerful.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- subdue β to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- dulcify β to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
- stroke β a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
- hush β to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- becalm β to calm down
- unburden β to free from a burden.
- quieten β to become quiet (often followed by down).
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- play up to β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- take the edge off β If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.