NONBELLIGERENTS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

nonbelligerents

noun

plural of nonbelligerent

as in pacifists

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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

Among defensive linemen, PFF rated Biggers, Cooper and Beal as Miami’s best run defenders Sunday, while ranking Uche, Herring and Seiler as the three worst.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
With three Panthers defenders in hot pursuit, Walker slowed down and stuck his rear end out, cutting off linebacker Princely Umanmielen and making certain Monangai would get the last half of his big run without being touched.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of defenders

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The Lizzie Borden Story lifts Abby out of mythological passivity and puts her at the center of events, perhaps most significantly by having her kill Lizzie’s pet doves.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The 5% benchmark While debt hawks and doves might debate the importance of the 5% threshold being hit, UBS’s Paul Donovan points out that the number actually means very little in a real economic sense.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

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