Conciliatory
adjective
Intended to make someone less angry or more friendly.
He made a conciliatory gesture by offering his hand to shake.
Often appears as...
- conciliatory approach
- conciliatory gesture
adjective
Intended to make someone less angry or more friendly.
He made a conciliatory gesture by offering his hand to shake.
Often appears as...
- conciliatory approach
- conciliatory gesture
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
Used when someone wants to resolve a disagreement or reduce tension.
After the argument, her conciliatory words helped to mend the relationship.
Pro Tip 2/3Genuine Effort
Shows a sincere attempt to improve a bad situation or relationship.
His conciliatory efforts included writing a heartfelt letter of apology.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Accepted
Just because someone is conciliatory does not mean the other party will respond positively.
Even though she offered a conciliatory explanation, they were still upset with her.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
Used when someone wants to resolve a disagreement or reduce tension.
After the argument, her conciliatory words helped to mend the relationship.
Pro Tip 2/3Genuine Effort
Shows a sincere attempt to improve a bad situation or relationship.
His conciliatory efforts included writing a heartfelt letter of apology.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Accepted
Just because someone is conciliatory does not mean the other party will respond positively.
Even though she offered a conciliatory explanation, they were still upset with her.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
Used when someone wants to resolve a disagreement or reduce tension.
After the argument, her conciliatory words helped to mend the relationship.
Pro Tip 2/3Genuine Effort
Shows a sincere attempt to improve a bad situation or relationship.
His conciliatory efforts included writing a heartfelt letter of apology.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Accepted
Just because someone is conciliatory does not mean the other party will respond positively.
Even though she offered a conciliatory explanation, they were still upset with her.
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Video examples
What Capitalism Gets...
to answer for, actually, all the sins of big tech. Mark Zuckerberg, though, takes a conciliatory stance. He asks only to be allowed to help write the regulations that will govern his firm, and, coincidentally, those of his competitors.
Video examples
The Fascinating Lives of...
to figure out where the hurt is you can just follow your ears hearing them interacting with each other or you know being conciliatory or sometimes a little bit aggressive
Video examples
What Capitalism Gets...
to answer for, actually, all the sins of big tech. Mark Zuckerberg, though, takes a conciliatory stance. He asks only to be allowed to help write the regulations that will govern his firm, and, coincidentally, those of his competitors.
Video examples
The Fascinating Lives of...
to figure out where the hurt is you can just follow your ears hearing them interacting with each other or you know being conciliatory or sometimes a little bit aggressive
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Martin Jacques
British Journalist
The world is fortunate - for the time being, at least - that it has an American president in Obama who is prepared to take a conciliatory and concessive attitude towards America's decline and that it has a Chinese leadership which has been extremely cautious about expressing an opinion, let alone flexing its muscles.
Quote examples
Alcee Hastings
American Politician
Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with religious matters in a responsible and balanced way, and to focus on their common grounds.
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.
Quote examples
Martin Jacques
British Journalist
The world is fortunate - for the time being, at least - that it has an American president in Obama who is prepared to take a conciliatory and concessive attitude towards America's decline and that it has a Chinese leadership which has been extremely cautious about expressing an opinion, let alone flexing its muscles.
Quote examples
Alcee Hastings
American Politician
Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with religious matters in a responsible and balanced way, and to focus on their common grounds.
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.
Example 1 of 3
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