Mollify and Roil

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Mollify verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

Usage example: an apology would probably mollify your friend

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Roil is an antonym for mollify.

Roil verb - To make angry.

Usage example: the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

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Mollify is an antonym for roil.

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Roil and Mollify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mollify/roil

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