Synonyms of peers

peers 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Now, both girls say there is less conflict among their peers, and their learning has noticeably improved. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

That would give SpaceX a cost advantage over peers, which could drive value to its shares, according to Deutsche Bank. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

To deliver for employees, fill that chair with a real employee, rotating regularly, with a mandate to gather input from their peers before and after every session. — Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Henderson attributed the silence of some of her peers to timidity. — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

After Democrats flipped control of the Senate in 2019, her peers elected her to serve as president pro tempore. — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

On top of these heat-seeking missiles, the platforms play to humans’ (particularly teens’) need to be accepted and admired by peers. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Despite acclaim from critics and peers in the industry, Sloan eventually lost the drive to become a pop star herself. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The demands of French students resemble those of their peers in Spain, Portugal and Albania, who in recent days have also taken to the streets over education conditions. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

Emotions run high and loud; the camera peers closely into their grief. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Specifically, this image was captured by JWST's NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera) instrument, which peers into the near-infrared, a wavelength range that encompasses the light from faint stars and galaxies. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Szor's camera captures the glittering lights of the city and often peers into apartment windows, showing us Israeli citizens working out, eating meals and watching the news. — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

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