The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SOOTHES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Placates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOOTHES | 38 % | 7 |
| APPEASES | 38 % | 8 |
| 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
SOOTHES verb- To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
- To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
- To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
- To calm or placate someone or some situation.
- To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
- To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
- To bring comfort or relief.
- To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
- To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
- To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
- To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
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 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 APPEASES
- Satisfies
- Placates
- Emulates Neville Chamberlain
- Pacifies
- Is conciliatory
- Soothes
- Propitiates.
- Placates.
- Conciliates
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