Placate and Roil

Opposite meaning words

Placate verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

Usage example: attempted to placate the screaming child by offering him a cookie

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Roil is an antonym for placate.

Nearby Words: placating, placatory, placable

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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Placate is an antonym for roil.

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Roil and Placate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/placate/roil

Placate & Roil. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/placate/roil>.

Roil or Placate. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/placate/roil.

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