conciliatory

/kən'siliətəri/

Thân thiện

He made a conciliatory gesture by offering to share his dessert.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Intended to placate or reconcile: "Conciliatory" describes actions, words, or attitudes that are meant to overcome hostility, settle a disagreement, or restore friendly relations.
   • Willing to make concessions: It can also describe a person or approach that is accommodating and prepared to yield or compromise to achieve peace.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The manager adopted a conciliatory tone during the meeting to calm the upset employees.
  • After the argument, she made a conciliatory gesture by offering to help.
  • His conciliatory approach was key to ending the long-standing dispute between the two departments.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in a conciliatory mood": to be in a state of mind where one is ready to make peace or concessions.
  • Seeing her distress, he was in a conciliatory mood and apologized.
• "to adopt a conciliatory stance": to take a position or attitude aimed at reconciliation.
  • The government adopted a conciliatory stance in the peace negotiations.

Variants and Related Words

• Conciliate (verb): to stop someone from being angry or discontented; to placate; to reconcile.
  • He tried to conciliate the opposing parties.
• Conciliation (noun): the action of mediating or reconciling a dispute.
  • The process of conciliation helped them avoid a lawsuit.

Synonyms

• Placatory: intended to make someone less angry or hostile.
• Propitiatory: intended to win or regain the favor of someone.
• Pacifying: having a calming or peacemaking effect.
• Accommodating: willing to fit in with someone's wishes or needs.

Antonyms

• Antagonistic: showing or feeling active opposition or hostility.
• Inflammatory: likely to arouse anger or hostility.
• Provocative: causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
• Uncompromising: unwilling to make concessions or seek agreement.

Related Phrases

• Conciliatory offer: A proposal made with the intent to settle a disagreement.
  • They rejected the initial conciliatory offer, demanding more.
• Conciliatory smile: A smile intended to appease or show goodwill.
  • He gave her a conciliatory smile, hoping to ease the tension.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. intended to placate
   • spoke in a conciliating tone
   • a conciliatory visit
2. making or willing to make concessions
   • loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet

Từ đồng nghĩa

• conciliative
• compromising
• flexible