conciliatory

Also con·cil·i·a·tive

[kuhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

1. tending to conciliate.

   a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.

conciliatory

/ -trɪ, kənˈsɪljətərɪ, kənˈsɪljətɪv /

adjective

1. intended to placate or reconcile

Other Word Forms

• conciliatorily adverb
• conciliatoriness noun
• nonconciliatory adjective
• unconciliative adjective
• unconciliatory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conciliatory¹

First recorded in 1570–80; conciliate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

Yet on Thursday, after Meloni called an emergency meeting with her ministers, the government adopted a more conciliatory tone.

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"Samia came in with a conciliatory tone, but now she has become bold and makes tough decisions that many did not expect from her," said Mr Issa.

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In the past month, Milei’s party has begun polling better after he struck a more conciliatory tone with potential allies.

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The relationship between the two countries deteriorated in August when Washington raised tariffs on Indian exports to 50 percent, but the two leaders have since adopted a more conciliatory tone.

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His comments came as his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared to take a more conciliatory tone, by proposing a longer pause in their tariffs as they look to resolve the rare earths row.

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