Synonyms of peers

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noun

plural of peer

1

as in noblemen

a man of high birth or social position

claims to be related to an English peer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noblemen
• gentlemen
• grandees
• lords
• milords
• knights
• princes
• country gentlemen
• squires
• barons
• baronets
• chevaliers
• cavaliers
• princelings
• nabobs
• sheikhs
• dukes
• seigneurs
• earls
• esquires
• hidalgos
• dons
• masters
• viscounts
• counts
• seigniors
• nawabs
• marquesses
• margraves
• princelets
• lordships
• sires
• rajas
• marchesi

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peasants
• peons
• commoners
• plebeians
• boors
• fellahin
• plebs
• proletarians
• churls
• toilers
• cottars

2

as in counterparts

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

a jury of one's peers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counterparts
• colleagues
• equivalents
• partners
• fellows
• rivals
• equals
• competitors
• likes
• coordinates
• compeers
• companions
• parallels
• associates
• coequals
• matches
• mates
• analogues
• twins
• halves
• doubles
• copartners

peers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of peer

as in stares

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

• stares
• gazes
• gawks
• goggles
• glares
• gapes
• rubbernecks
• gawps
• eyes
• watches
• blinks
• gloats
• ogles
• glowers
• leers
• studies
• fixates
• stares down
• peruses
• pores (over)
• regards
• considers
• observes
• outfaces
• outstares

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances
• dips (into)
• glimpses
• scans
• peeks
• peeps
• winks (at)
• browses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peers

Noun

Adding value to raw materials, which South Africa already does to a greater extent than its African peers, is the goal of countries across the continent. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

In academic performance, boys lag well behind girls in elementary school, high school, and college, where female undergraduates now outnumber their male peers roughly 2 to 1. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

The younger generation, however, is more privy to their peers' in-person social skills. — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

The Board of Regents includes 15 voting members, of which 13 are appointed by the governor and legislative leaders; two are students chosen by their peers, and seven are non-voting ex-officio members. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Saying white players such as Clark or Bueckers should pay homage to their Black peers is as absurd as saying Steph Curry and Jalen Brunson should pay homage to their tall peers. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Robby’s peers grew up and went to college, got married and started their lives. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Lo, in a similar cadence to peers like Charli xcx and personal icons like Lykke Li, approaches the dance floor with both reverence and reflection. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

In the haunted heart of New Orleans, Coven Academy follows three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic boarding school where power is currency, secrets are lethal and attraction is a liability. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

As the Alpha Gang spies subtly on one another, the camera peers through their binoculars (also branded with AG). — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Standing on the deck of a sleek catamaran gliding through the water, Sanghamitra Jena peers through the binoculars slung around her neck. — Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

The Fanta mascot peers out from a pantry door—the same pantry door that was in the house in Auckland where the Kings moved in 1960. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 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

Though Ted peers into his old locker room, none of the players from the men’s team actually appear. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

The rooftop champagne bar, whose terrace peers across the city and cathedral, still feels like something of a secret despite being within walking distance of Reims’s main attractions. — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026

That growth came even as macroeconomic uncertainty continues to mount for consumers and appears to weigh on Disney’s parks peers. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

The Champions statue — including West Ham’s three 1966 World Cup winners, captain Bobby Moore, hat-trick-hero centre-forward Sir Geoff Hurst and fellow goalscorer Martin Peters — peers across the Barking Road and down Green Street. — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026