The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word APPEASES , but the solution may also be SOOTHES which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Placates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APPEASES | 38 % | 8 |
| SOOTHES | 38 % | 7 |
| CALMS | 15 % | 5 |
| LULLS | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Placates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pacify
- appease
- lenify
- mollify
- assuage
- conciliate
- gentle
- gruntle
- mollifies
- appeases
- pacifies
- dismays
Crossword Answer definitions
APPEASES verb- To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
- To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result APPEASES
- Satisfies
- Placates
- Emulates Neville Chamberlain
- Pacifies
- Is conciliatory
- Soothes
- Propitiates.
- Placates.
- Conciliates
More clues leading to the result SOOTHES
- Mollifies
- Rubs the right way
- Placates
- Gives comfort to
- Mitigates.
- Brings composure.
- Calms
- Palliates
- Applies a salve to
- Pacifies
More clues leading to the result CALMS
- Pacifies
- Sedates
- They come before storms
- They sometimes precede storms
- Storm preceders
- Composes
- Heads off hysteria
- Mollifies
- Tranquilizes
- Quiets down