PEER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

peer 1 of 2

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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peer

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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

For many, it’s reinforced early, through conversations with family, peers and even providers. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 July 2026 While his peers were drawing with crayons, Davis Webb was drawing shallow crosses. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 July 2026

Verb

Steve DeBarberie, the baseball coach at Bonner, once ventured to watch a few Drexel Hill Little League games, peering into the crystal ball at his next crop of players. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026 As rain drizzled and the humidity bore down, the president peered at blueprints for the public golf course, before driving to his own course in Virginia via the Arlington Memorial Bridge, near where his Triumphal Arch may soon be built. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for peer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer

Noun

The unlucky nobleman Tullus was bitten by a fierce haemorrhois, causing blood to pour from his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and other orifices and outlets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
In it, Noémie Merlant plays Marianne, an artist hired to paint the portrait of a young woman (Adèle Haenel) being married off to an Italian nobleman.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

Definition of nobleman

Noun

If the filmmakers present Zidane as an Everyman equivalent to James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom or Camus’ protagonist Meursault, their approach is fertile because the same questions that hover around Meursault also surround Zizou.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
That’s the equivalent of about eight coast-to-coast flights per year instead of one.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of equivalent

Verb

Standing in front of the open coffin where Salgado Araujo’s bronze profile gazed toward the sky, were Ronaldo Salgado, 29, and his brother, Lorenzo Salgado, 27, who were greeting the visitors.

— Albinson Linares, NBC news, 17 July 2026
Parts of the hotel date to the 14th century and one can gaze out at the spires and listen to church bells, but the atmosphere is contemporary with an emphasis on food and drink and sleeping rooms with art from ownership's private collection.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026

Definition of gaze

Noun

This gentleman, for whatever want, is completely free to decide to avoid the media.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Most notable was his thin satin-like scarf whipped eccentrically over one shoulder, like a Milanese gentleman oozing sprezzatura, further cementing himself as one of the most glamorous soccer players of our time.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

His most basic long-range drone, the FP-1, costs the military about $55,000, within the same price range as its Russian counterpart.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
The 19-year-old was named on the bench against Milan at San Siro in the Champions League aged just 16 and scored with a clearance from his own half during an under-21 victory over their Fulham counterparts in February.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of counterpart

Verb

But in keeping with its protagonist’s difficulty staring at his feelings head-on, The Vampire Lestat—and the marketing that preceded its premiere—doesn’t start with ballads or sensual odes to far-reaching love.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
From an underwater viewing area, Chinita Head, 52, stared past the glass alongside her 6-year-old nephew, Christian Walker.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of stare

Noun

Now researchers have announced the discovery of helium leaking from LHS 1140 b into space, and that only makes the possibility that life could exist on the planet more likely, says Collin Cherubim, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
Peter Rough and Ulrich Speck are senior fellows at the Hudson Institute.

— Peter Rough, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

Definition of fellow

Verb

Next Big Thing, have become the most talked about — and gawked about — in the run-up to Sunday’s World Cup final, when Messi’s Argentina will play Yamal’s Spain for the biggest trophy in the sport.

— Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
By Thursday morning, only the awning was still standing amid the rubble, as passersby gawked and cars slowed down to survey what had happened.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026

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