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 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 Xi must know that old societies tend to be pacific and that China is getting old fast. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pacific

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacific

Adjective

By platitudes like a peaceful and dignified death and silly words like natural.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
The takeover appeared to be peaceful, with no gunfire heard in or around the airport.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of peaceful

Adjective

The original short centered on a young Russian artist who secretly replaced food labels in a Moscow supermarket with pacifist messages, an act that ultimately led to her arrest and the threat of a 10-year prison sentence.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
In the decades since then, Japan has largely adopted a pacifist stance that disavows its imperial past.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pacifist

Adjective

The talks on Sunday come ahead of next week’s leaders’ summit in Washington, DC; though the rhetoric between the White House and Beijing has been largely conciliatory in recent weeks, the reality has been harsher.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
At the same time, Jentleson has begun striking a more conciliatory tone toward the left.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of conciliatory

Adjective

Switzerland, which has long remained neutral in international military conflicts, also moved to adopt a security policy on Friday that would protect itself from a future Russian attack.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Unlike its ghost and black cat pillow counterparts, the pumpkin works as Halloween décor but is still neutral enough to keep out past October 31.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of neutral

Adjective

Behind her benevolent exterior, Lizzie was reportedly known to have a fiery temper.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Socialists are counting on the promise of a society where all needs are met by a benevolent government to convert voters to their ranks.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of benevolent

Adjective

Fascinatingly, however, the incantations are neither soothing nor conciliatory.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Burnam did so as a form of protest because O’Hare kicked out another speaker, Base Mego, shortly before for picking up the microphone as a soothing tactic.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of soothing

Adjective

Elizabeth Strout illustrates a kind man with an endearing earnestness about him who struggles with the fact that the world is not so simple anymore.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
But, in Hagwon, Lee does not seem interested in the ways in which her diplomatic, kind, generous characters might be corrupted.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026