Assuage

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To soothe or lessen the intensity of a pain, grief, fear, or strong emotion.

“She tried to assuage his fears with gentle reassurances.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/əˈsweɪdʒ/

Syllables

as·suage

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Synonyms

pacify lenifyconciliateappeasemollifyplacategentle gruntle

Antonyms

aggravateworsen inflame

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Wordle

Four vowels (A, U, A, E) and an uncommon UA cluster, the -UAGE ending is shared with LANGUAGE

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Scrabble

Dumps many vowels at once, the G adds modest value and the word is valid in standard Scrabble dictionaries

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “assuage”.

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