peaceable
adjective
peace·able
ˈpē-sə-bəl 
1
a
: disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome
b
: quietly behaved
2
: free from strife or disorder
peaceableness
noun
Synonyms of peaceable
Examples of peaceable in a Sentence
He has a peaceable nature.
The crowd dispersed in a peaceable manner.
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Human societies are more peaceable but not necessarily more equal.
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Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Making something that is not America—is communal where America is individualist, is peaceable where America is warring.
—Katherine Packert Burke, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Perhaps, like Flaubert, Kubrick knew that his domestic tidiness and calmness enabled him to commit to the screen far less peaceable visions in such classic films as Dr. Strangelove (1964) or 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2025
Instead, the United States should continue to take no position on the ultimate outcome of cross-strait differences, insisting only on a peaceable process.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Making something that is not America—is communal where America is individualist, is peaceable where America is warring.
—Katherine Packert Burke, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Perhaps, like Flaubert, Kubrick knew that his domestic tidiness and calmness enabled him to commit to the screen far less peaceable visions in such classic films as Dr. Strangelove (1964) or 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2025
Instead, the United States should continue to take no position on the ultimate outcome of cross-strait differences, insisting only on a peaceable process.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peaceable
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peaceable
adjective
peace·able
ˈpē-sə-bəl
: marked by freedom from dispute, strife, violence, or disorder
the right to peaceable assembly
peaceable possession
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