Appeasing and Truculent

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Appeasing adjective - Tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility.

Usage example: we had been feuding with the people next door, so inviting them to the party was intended as an appeasing gesture

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Truculent is an antonym for appeasing.

Truculent adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Appeasing is an antonym for truculent.

Nearby Word: truculently

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Truculent and Appeasing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appeasing/truculent

Appeasing & Truculent. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appeasing/truculent>.

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