SOOTHINGS Synonyms

• intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions

• the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

• providing freedom from worry

• affording comfort or solace

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

• remedy that alleviates pain without curing

• moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

• restoring confidence and relieving anxiety

• affording physical or mental rest

• a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

• tending to soothe or tranquilize

• tending to soothe or tranquilize

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• satisfy (thirst)

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• make easier

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• satisfy (thirst)

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• make less rigid or softer

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• relieve oneself of troubling information

• provide relief for

• free from a burden, evil, or distress

• take by stealing

• grant exemption or release to

• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive