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

Coverage of the Arday story was out of proportion to his position in society, reflecting the higher standard to which people of color are held when compared with their white peers, Vernon said. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

So Geuder was not surprised when Shaffer was elected one of three team captains by his peers. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The average person who declared bankruptcy eventually caught up financially with their peers who hadn’t. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Following her sudden death, Panettiere’s Nashville castmates — among her other costars and peers — mourned the actress. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

When employees see their peers building helpful agents and getting recognized for it, the technology becomes approachable and inspiring. — Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Since Finch’s death from brain cancer at age 59 last month, her bandmates, friends, and peers have been remembering how music and friendship formed the double helix of her soul. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

But what differentiates them from some of their peers is the unyielding pace of their live shows, all of it delivered with the grinning joy of playing rock ‘n’ roll. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Klitschko joins Panettiere’s co-stars and Hollywood peers in paying tribute to her life and career on social media. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

The striking image peers through the Milky Way at millions of multi-colored stars appearing against a backdrop of galaxies. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Someone dressed in a big blue bear costume — an homage to the 40-foot ursine behemoth who peers into the Colorado Convention Center along 14th Street in downtown Denver — has already been getting a lot of attention from attendees, the party chair said. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026

Reid Wiseman peers out the window of the Orion spacecraft. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, right, peers out of one of Orion's windows. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026