Synonyms of peer

peer 1 of 2

noun

ˈpir 

1

as in nobleman

a man of high birth or social position

claims to be related to an English peer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nobleman
• gentleman
• grandee
• lord
• milord
• knight
• prince
• squire
• country gentleman
• duke
• chevalier
• baron
• cavalier
• baronet
• sheikh
• princeling
• master
• seigneur
• count
• earl
• viscount
• don
• nabob
• esquire
• marquess
• hidalgo
• lordship
• seignior
• nawab
• princelet
• raja
• margrave
• sire
• marchese

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peasant
• peon
• commoner
• boor
• fellah
• churl
• proletarian
• plebeian
• cottar
• toiler
• pleb

2

as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value

a jury of one's peers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equivalent
• counterpart
• fellow
• colleague
• partner
• rival
• coordinate
• parallel
• compeer
• competitor
• companion
• like
• coequal
• equal
• match
• associate
• analogue
• half
• double
• mate
• twin
• copartner

peer

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaze
• stare
• gawk
• gape
• glare
• goggle
• gawp
• blink
• watch
• eye
• rubberneck
• gloat
• glower
• peruse
• study
• consider
• fixate
• observe
• leer
• ogle
• stare down
• regard
• pore (over)
• outface
• outstare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glimpse
• glance
• scan
• peek
• peep
• dip (into)
• browse
• wink (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peer

Noun

As a result, Iranian firms have built less infrastructure and adopted fewer new technologies compared with peers in other developing economies. — Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Its growing fleets of electric motorcycles and buses have been less exposed to the fuel-price shock than peers elsewhere on the continent, and have seen demand rise. — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

Attendees were able to climb into the heads and peer out of the eyes. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

Hubble excels at producing razor-sharp images of individual objects, Webb peers farther back into cosmic history than any telescope before it, and Roman will survey enormous swaths of the sky to reveal how those objects fit into the wider universe. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026