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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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

Supporters point out the discrepancies between the district’s Black students and their peers. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Only by their peers who are going to do the job, or by Shirley Ballas, who’s pretty much recognized as one of the greatest judges and ballroom coaches on the planet. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

On stage, the audience is the camera, peering into a cutaway of set designer Fly Davis’ ominous, two-story house, lit with foreboding foreshadowing by Anna Watson. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Unlike the James Webb Space Telescope, which trades panoramic views for a narrow field of view to peer deeply into small, specific patches of the sky, Roman is built for scale. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer

Noun

She was trained by her father, the painter Prospero Fontana, before marrying nobleman and painter Gian Paolo Zappi in 1577.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The car itself was commissioned in 1937 by French nobleman and gentleman racer, Duke Phillippe Régnier de Massa, who wanted a car capable of competing at Le Mans.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of nobleman

Noun

Diskin, Easo, Radhakrishnan, Sudakov, and Tassion were trying to work out something fundamental about how graphs — networks of points connected by lines, or edges — can be taken over by large connected areas, the equivalent of pools of fluid.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
California Cruise is close to the European equivalent of the Tourer 4Motion camper van Volkswagen already announced for the US market.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of equivalent

Verb

Margaret Keane’s big-eyed children gaze unabashedly at a girl sketched by Pablo Picasso, and cartoonist Rose O’Neill rubs elbows with Vincent van Gogh.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
For example, some sculptures establish sight lines while gazing toward other sculptures—a bronze representation of the messenger god Mercury in the Carter Collection room stares beyond its space to the Bateman Mercury, ca.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gaze

Noun

In this 1985 novel, recently reissued by NYRB, Louise has returned to the splendor and decay of New Orleans, where one drunken yet charming Southern gentleman in particular catches her eye.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Portraying a character who is an all-around gentleman was the biggest challenge for Skarsgård.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

And, unlike most of its democratic counterparts, the United States has never had a female head of state.

— Gloria Steinem, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
According to this rule, the body color of animals is darker in hot and humid climates than that of their counterparts in colder climates.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Verb

For example, some sculptures establish sight lines while gazing toward other sculptures—a bronze representation of the messenger god Mercury in the Carter Collection room stares beyond its space to the Bateman Mercury, ca.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Four of the best months of the year, staring us right in our fat faces.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of stare

Noun

Stuart Anderson is the executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, where Mark Regets is a senior fellow.

— Stuart Anderson, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Greenberg joins the ranks of past Circle of Champions honorees including Sephora’s Artemis Patrick; fellow L’Oréal alum Carol Hamilton; FIT’s Stephan Kanlian and more.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fellow

Verb

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
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, site offers visitors a chance to gawk at a vast array of the figurines as well as learn more about their history, and offers bobbleheads for sale.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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