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pacifist

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pacifist

a person who opposes war or warlike policies

  • a committed pacifist, Gandhi succeeded in bringing about Indian independence using only nonviolence
Synonyms of pacifist

dove, peacenik
Words Related to pacifist

peacemaker
Near Antonyms of pacifist

militarist

chauvinist, nationalist
Antonyms of pacifist

hawk, jingo, war hawk, warmonger

pacifist

adjective
variants: or pacifistic

Synonyms and Antonyms of pacifist

inclined to live in peace and to avoid war

  • the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict
Synonyms of pacifist

dovish, pacific, peaceable, peaceful
Words Related to pacifist

irenic, nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, noncombative, unaggressive, unwarlike

antimilitarist, antimilitaristic, antiviolence, antiwar

calm, mild, neutral, quiet, relaxed, serene, tranquil

affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, genial, gentle, kind, kindly

submissive, yielding
Near Antonyms of pacifist

militarist, militaristic

aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent

antagonistic, argumentative, fierce, gladiatorial, hostile, hot-tempered
Antonyms of pacifist

bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike

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