Entry Word: peace

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a state without war <after a long and bitter war, the troubled region finally achieved peace>

Synonyms peacefulness

Related Words accord, amity, concord, harmony; calm, quiet, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, stability; pacification

Near Antonyms conflict, contention, discord, dissidence, strife, trouble; tumult, turmoil, unrest, upheaval; fighting, warfare; action, battle, combat

Antonyms war

2 a state of freedom from storm or disturbance <the eerie peace after a tornado> — see calm
3 peaceful coexistence <canʼt we all just live in peace?> — see harmony 2