Synonyms of dovish

dovish

adjective

as in pacifist

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 & Similar Words

• pacifist
• pacific
• peaceful
• neutral
• benevolent
• peaceable
• serene
• quiet
• mild
• nonaggressive
• antiwar
• irenic
• calm
• tranquil
• gentle
• amiable
• nonbelligerent
• unwarlike
• kind
• unaggressive
• submissive
• relaxed
• antimilitarist
• affable
• amicable
• kindly
• noncombative
• antiviolence
• antimilitaristic
• genial
• yielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hawkish
• warlike
• martial
• bloodthirsty
• militaristic
• militarist
• aggressive
• belligerent
• bellicose
• combative
• hostile
• contentious
• pugnacious
• discordant
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• antagonistic
• scrappy
• fierce
• argumentative
• gladiatorial
• hot-tempered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dovish

That showed some members were worried the committee was too dovish in its outlook, and objected to signaling lower rates were coming. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 June 2026

But while the short term offers little room to cut, Wall Street knows Warsh has dovish longer-term views. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2026

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has adopted a hybrid dovish-hawkish stance on monetary policy over the past two years. — Andrew Moran, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026

However, if the Fed signals further cuts ahead or adopts a more dovish tone in its April communications, that alone could shift market expectations. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey appeared to endorse markets betting on a 50% chance of an interest-rate cut in March after a more dovish-than-expected decision to maintain the cost of borrowing this month. — Tom Rees, Bloomberg, 5 Feb. 2026

Rhetorical pressure forcing dovish pivots without personnel change achieves the same outcome while preserving surface-level institutional continuity. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026