peaceable

adjective

ˈpē-sə-bəl How to pronounce peaceable (audio)
Definition of peaceablenext
1
as in peaceful
inclined to live in peace and to avoid war a peaceable nation that has never had any interest in conquest

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2
as in nonviolent
not involving violence or force trying to find a peaceable resolution

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Recent Examples of peaceable Making something that is not America—is communal where America is individualist, is peaceable where America is warring. — Katherine Packert Burke, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 Instead, the United States should continue to take no position on the ultimate outcome of cross-strait differences, insisting only on a peaceable process. — Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025 If peaceable trading isn't your dream, consider the corsair life, pillaging other ships for their precious cargo. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025 In fact, as believing Christians, Jews, or Muslims know, the founders and leaders of these major world religions advocate understanding of others, empathy for their suffering, and the pursuit of peaceable relations with all. — Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peaceable
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  1. peaceful
  2. nonviolent
  3. pacific
  4. pacifist
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  • Only Ann Patchett could write such a pleasant, amiable novel about death, and only a horse could serve as her essential metaphor for peaceful salvation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Set in the present day, ghosts from the past of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) finally catch up to him, shattering his peaceful retirement in Alaska.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of peaceful
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  • The news was shared this week by Alice Marie Johnson, who was pardoned by Trump in 2020 after being sentenced to life in prison on a nonviolent drug charge in 1996.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The movement is widely considered to be an artistic precursor to the modern BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement promoting nonviolent resistance to Israeli occupation.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of nonviolent
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  • National Aquarium cams The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, operates a series of cameras of marine animals, including reef sharks, jellyfish and fish in a Pacific coral reef.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • These conditions tend to suppress Atlantic hurricane development, whereas the eastern and central Pacific hurricane seasons are typically more active during strong El Niño events.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
Definition of pacific
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  • The original short centered on a young Russian artist who secretly replaced food labels in a Moscow supermarket with pacifist messages, an act that ultimately led to her arrest and the threat of a 10-year prison sentence.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the decades since then, Japan has largely adopted a pacifist stance that disavows its imperial past.
    — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pacifist

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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaceable. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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