Vocabulary
Conciliatory
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
intended or likely to placate or pacify.
Urdu meaning
مصالحت، منانا، دلکش
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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We might have been in a different situation had the US reciprocated Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi`s conciliatory announcement about permitting all commercial shipping to transit the Strait of Hormuz by lifting its naval blockade.
Dawn Editorials —
Trumped again?
— 2026-04-22
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Conciliatory measures are rejected and the Rohingya continue to be brutalised by state authorities who embarked on their genocidal killing in 2017.
Dawn Editorials —
Escaping pain
— 2026-04-16
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Therefore, the US should abandon its threatening posture and regime change plans, and adopt a more conciliatory tone with Iran.
Dawn Editorials —
No appetite for war
— 2026-01-29
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In the current stand-off, celebrities who posted conciliatory messages after the first wave of crossborder attacks were heavily criticised and labelled as sell-outs by social media users.
Dawn Editorials —
Online foot soldiers
— 2025-05-12
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Jawaharlal Nehru, alongside Sukarno, was a dominant figure at Bandung, but Zhou Enlai stole the show on China`s behalf with his conciliatory attitude, bereft of ideological fervour.
Dawn Editorials —
Ghosts of Vietnam
— 2025-04-30
Synonyms
propitiatory, appeasing, placatory, pacifying, mollifying, pacific, so as to pour oil on
Curator example
“a conciliatory approach”
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