Synonyms of pacifists

pacifists

noun

plural of pacifist

as in doves

a person who opposes war or warlike policies

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doves
• peaceniks
• peacemakers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hawks
• warmongers
• militarists
• nationalists
• jingoes
• war hawks
• chauvinists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pacifists

However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle. — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

All voiceover in the film is detached from the images, from a mixture of unidentified community folk who are content to speak anonymously, and neighboring outsiders perplexed by these out-of-time pacifists. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025