Synonyms of pacification

Noun


1. pacification, mollification, appeasement, calming

usage: the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"

2. peace, peace treaty, pacification, treaty, pact, accord

usage: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

3. pacification, counterinsurgency, conflict, struggle, battle

usage: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

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