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dovish

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dovish

inclined to live in peace and to avoid war

the party's dovish faction has regarded the war as a bad idea from the get-go

Synonyms of dovish

pacific, pacifist (or pacifistic), peaceable, peaceful

Words Related to dovish

irenic, nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, noncombative, unaggressive, unwarlike

antimilitarist, antimilitaristic, antiviolence, antiwar

calm, mild, neutral, quiet, relaxed, serene, tranquil

affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, genial, gentle, kind, kindly

submissive, yielding

Near Antonyms of dovish

militarist, militaristic

aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent

antagonistic, argumentative, fierce, gladiatorial, hostile, hot-tempered

Antonyms of dovish

bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike

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