PACIFIC Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

pacific

adjective

pə-ˈsi-fik

Definition of pacific

as in peaceful

tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility as a pacific gesture, we invited our feuding neighbors to our backyard barbecue

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as in pacifist

inclined to live in peace and to avoid war a pacific nation that has managed to remain neutral even during times of world conflict

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Recent Examples of pacific The same goes for the San Diego-Scripps conservation area, except for the recreational taking of coastal pelagic species (northern anchovy, Pacific sardine, Pacific mackerel and jack mackerel) by hook and line only. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Olivier tried successfully to get the reader to understand how a gentle, pacific young man could come to kill more than a thousand people, and so capturing the tone and empathetic portrayal not only of Simo Häyhä and his colleagues but also of the often-bewildered Russian soldiers was essential. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026 My late grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the pacific campaign. — Simon Perry, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Their awards show is today, Saturday, at 12 noon pacific time. — Charlie Fink, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pacific

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacific

Adjective

Look out for the odd duck bobbing past while enjoying a private breakfast on the balcony, or a peaceful after-dark nightcap.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
The protests were peaceful during the period Deadline observed the demonstration, while store customers — many dressed in Hogwarts house scarves — appeared to still be enjoying their experience.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of peaceful

Adjective

To cut straight to the point, this is a film in which China symbolically emerges from the rubble of the Iraq War as a pacifistic patriarch and guardian of all the world’s children.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The nonprofit running the longstanding contest announced that the bear, known for his pacifist nature, was the winner Tuesday with more than 100,000 votes, giving him a close win over Bear 910 with just over 50% of the poll.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pacifist

Adjective

Adams, usually so conciliatory, plainly voices her disgust with the unethical Mexican clinic which gave McQueen false hope, and side-eyes his late-in-life turn to Christianity.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
For her part, the polarizing Molokoane — who has faced calls for her resignation from industry bodies — struck a conciliatory tone in Durban.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of conciliatory

Adjective

Larger-than-life Halloween celebrations rise up every October like the Great Pumpkin (or a benevolent spooky spirit or two) to captivate visitors with parades, caramel apples, costume contests, and more.

— Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026
Promotional images and films conjured a playful, adaptable and benevolent house — plastic as the building block of family happiness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of benevolent

Adjective

The noodles vibrate with heat, ricocheting between the prickly Sichuan pepper, hot garlic, chiles and soothing sesame.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
With a subtle and spa-like floral scent and a soothing, lightweight gel consistency, the cream also lends itself to a pleasantly sensorial application experience.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of soothing

Adjective

The people Trump is sacrificing for less than a day’s supply of diesel are my students, my colleagues and the countless other kind people who welcomed a clumsy foreigner to their country.

— David Super, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
The late John Ritter did something very kind for his TV daughter, Amy Davidson.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of kind

Adjective

Second Season provides socialization and activities for its members in a calming, open-space concept that includes an indoor garden area, a home theater, a 1950s-style café, a craft area, a meditation spot and a nail salon.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The calming, tone-on-tone abstract paintings upstairs and downstairs are by the British painter Susan Gunn.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026