Conciliating and Galling

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

Usage example: small conciliating acts designed to win the trust of the new neighbors

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Galling is an antonym for conciliating.

Galling adjective - Causing annoyance.

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Conciliating is an antonym for galling.

Nearby Words: gall, galled

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Galling and Conciliating. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conciliating/galling

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