NONBELLIGERENTS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

nonbelligerents

noun

plural of nonbelligerent

as in pacifists

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Noun

However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
All voiceover in the film is detached from the images, from a mixture of unidentified community folk who are content to speak anonymously, and neighboring outsiders perplexed by these out-of-time pacifists.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025

Definition of pacifists

Noun

And the two players in the Heat’s starting unit who haven’t yet earned that honor — Mitchell and Wiggins — are both considered quality perimeter defenders.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Smith tracked the pass from Julian Sayin and outjumped two defenders in the end zone for his 12th touchdown catch of the season and the 39th of his three-year college career.

— Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenders

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Rita, whose parents were renowned as peacemakers, forgave her husband's killers.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
What matters are the peacemakers, and the true tension of the series rests in their decisions to either respond to provocation in kind or to respond to provocation with kindness.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of peacemakers

Noun

The memorial, which features sculptures of an angel and bronze doves, is located in a cemetery that is also home to the world’s largest Catholic mausoleum.

— Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Lizzie’s desire to kill her parents is inflamed, for example, by Abby (Rebecca Hall) killing her beloved doves.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of doves

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