PEER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpir

Definition of peer

as in nobleman

a man of high birth or social position claims to be related to an English peer

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as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value a jury of one's peers

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verb

as in to gaze

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank

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Recent Examples of peer

Noun

First our forebears began to imitate peers learned behaviors, creating group norms that supported coordinated work. — Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 For example, the study found that Black young people and other racially minoritized groups had worse attrition through the stages of care than their white peers. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Throughout the summer, aquarium attendees tried to peer between gaps in black fabric covering windows to the new whales’ habitats. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Outside, the sun was shining brightly, a crowd had gathered, and even Carmen Machi (who received the National Film Award at this festival) was peering out from the hotel’s rooftop. — Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peer

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Noun

Gunpowder, a miniseries from 2017, was set in 1603 with Harington playing Robert Catesby, a charismatic Catholic nobleman, who decides to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the King inside.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
They are also called the Elgin Marbles, after the Scottish nobleman Lord Elgin, who removed them from the Acropolis in Athens in 1801 and sold them to the British government, which has housed them in the British Museum for nearly two centuries.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of nobleman

Noun

Set in a garden near the Bahnhofstrasse shopping drag (Zurich's equivalent of Fifth Avenue), the hotel looks right onto Lake Zurich and the Alps—but that's not the only nice view.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Cuts to pensions or benefits of China’s own state employees in the coming years might produce a modern equivalent.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of equivalent

Noun

Is there a kind and polite way to tell this gentleman to stop telling me jokes?

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
And so Eton’s uniform became codified around gentleman’s fashions of the 1800s, even though the dress code was not made official until 1964.

— Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

During demonstrations, the researchers folded the material diagonally in opposite directions, and its digital counterpart followed the changing geometry.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
From 2021 through last season, the Knicks boasted an unfathomable 18-2 record against their Eastern Conference counterpart Washington Wizards.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Verb

With the Seminoles staring at the end zone from the 4-yard line, Daniels faked the pitch left, kept the football and charged straight up the middle, steamrolling through Virginia safety Christian Ellis before crashing into the end zone.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
The stranger stared at him in mute disappointment, then turned and went out.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of stare

Verb

Closer still to the falls, the mist is heavy enough to drench the sightseers stopping to gawk at the spectacle from viewing points, or on slippery pathways between the various lookouts.

— Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Such an approach runs the risk of gawking at an unfamiliar people, their hegemonies and their ways of life, even with the best intentions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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