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, peacenikWords Related to pacifist peacemakerNear Antonyms of pacifist militarist; chauvinist, nationalistAntonyms of pacifist hawk, jingo, war hawk, warmonger

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, peaceful (or pacifistic), peaceableWords 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, yieldingNear Antonyms of pacifist militarist, militaristic; aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; antagonistic, argumentative, fierce, gladiatorial, hostile, hot-temperedAntonyms of pacifist bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike