PLACABILITY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

placability

noun

Definition of placability

as in gentleness

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Noun

Instead, the gibbon treated the tiny rodent with remarkable gentleness.

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
There’s patience and, for all its jarring disclosures, gentleness in the way this story unfolds that are rare to see these days, not just in teen TV, but in any twist-happy streaming drama.

— Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of gentleness

Noun

The steadfast pushback against the administration might appear on the surface to be an encouraging trend, given the complaisance of the Republican majorities in Congress and weak-kneed capitulation to Trump by leaders of institutions such as universities and major corporations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.

— Lesley M.M. Blume, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022

Definition of complaisance

Noun

In separate Wallet Hub analyses, California ranked seventh for the quality of childbirth healthcare, 23rd for baby-friendliness, 29th for family-friendliness and 51st for the cost of childbirth.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The Queen City ranked 64th for pet budget, 56th for pet health and wellness and 84th for outdoor pet-friendliness.

— Evan Moore August 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of friendliness

Noun

For all the ways these drugs are associated with deprivation, many users describe a paradoxical new sociability.

— Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
Her public image was capacious enough that Rollerena could carry not only camp and sociability, but profound grief as well.

— Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2026

Definition of sociability

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