peaceful

Examples

• All

• The Chinese people would strive for a peaceful solution wherever possible, he affirmed.

  Academic text (1999)

• Not all of these protests have been peaceful, but the one in Lafayette Park was.

• May you be happy and peaceful, at ease, may be held in love.

• The vast majority of people that live here are peaceful and peace loving.

  Liam Tuffs

• The sky and pond, and everything, looks so peaceful; sometimes I just want to cry.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And an ally of all peaceful protesters?

• We're training you to be peaceful and awake and avoid fights.

  Evan Carmichael

• And I know why Richard, an American lives in Thailand because the Thai are such gentle, peaceful people.

• The Canadian government pleads for a peaceful resolution, but naturally we're not listening.

  South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

• We want to show that democracy practiced by the people by peaceful means is strong and tenacious.

  Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

C

calm

vspeaceful

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

is about refusing force when facing injustice and supporting organized resistance

N

nonviolent

vspeaceful

44 4.0

Not using violence or physical force

focuses on actively refusing force when responding to injustice through organized resistance

S

serene

vspeaceful

38 3.9

Calm and peaceful, not showing worry or strong feelings

is about opposing force in responses to injustice and supporting active resistance

P

peace-loving

vspeaceful

11 3.4

Wanting peace and avoiding violence or fights

focuses on resisting injustice without force using organized tactics

P

peaceable

vspeaceful

7 4.1

Calm and not wanting to fight or argue

emphasizes active refusal to use force in response to injustice rather than mere avoidance

P

pacifistic

vspeaceful

1 7.8

Against war and violence, preferring peaceful ways

is about active refusal of force when confronting injustice, not only opposing war

N

noncombative

vspeaceful

5.3

Calm and not wanting to fight or argue

is about actively opposing injustice without using force

Antonyms

V

violent

• Offensive

∞ 2.5

Using strong force that causes harm

A

aggressive

311 3.7

Behaving in a hostile way and ready to attack or argue

Compounds

P

peaceful protest

12 2.8

A public meeting where people gather to show support or opposition without violence

P

peaceful pill

• Informal

6.8

Something that makes you feel calm when you are worried

How Nonviolent

nonviolent

44 4.0

peaceful

144 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology