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pacifist
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a person who opposes war or warlike policies a committed pacifist, Gandhi succeeded in bringing about Indian independence using only nonviolence Synonyms dove, peacenikRelated Words peacemakerNear Antonyms militarist; chauvinist, nationalistAntonyms hawk, jingo, war hawk, warmonger
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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 dovish, pacific, peaceful (or pacifistic), peaceableRelated Words 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 militarist, militaristic; aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; antagonistic, argumentative, fierce, gladiatorial, hostile, hot-temperedAntonyms bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike
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