PACIFICATION Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

pacification

noun

Definition of pacification

as in tranquility

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Recent Examples of pacification This pacification marked, in general terms, the end of the revolutionary phase of the Risorgimento and the beginning of the diplomatic phase. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026 Leo has emphasized a message of pacification and unity in the church. — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 Quite the horrifying sight awaits … the Congresswoman’s head, seemingly powering the pacification tech. — Jack King, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2026 One limitation of this modern-day resistance spread across a globalized system is that its wins can feel like pacifications. — WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pacification

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Noun

Here, the only things that seem to matter are the rhythm of the sea and absolute tranquility.

— Nuno Gonçalo Correia, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Clowdus traded traffic jams and hectic school schedules for tranquility and lessons from the land.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of tranquility

Noun

Fighting resumed a week ago The United States and Iran resumed attacks last week, following a month of relative calm, with the Strait of Hormuz and areas along Iran’s southern coast again being targeted.

— Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The past week saw the first exchange of fire after a month of relative calm.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of calm

Noun

The 94-passenger Amangati, which is now open for reservations and will set sail in spring 2027, embodies the hotel brand’s space and privacy design, and even offers a two-deck spa with a Japanese serenity garden.

— Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
The book is a detailed, and often very funny, account of his final years, filled with hope and despair, panic and joy and serenity.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of serenity

Noun

Min Aung Hlaing faced years of diplomatic isolation following his 2021 takeover and was barred from top-level ASEAN meetings for failing to comply with the bloc's peace plan for Myanmar.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Despite some during hopes for peace earlier in the summer, oil has now renewed its climb as fighting once more escalates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

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