1
as in noblemen
a man of high birth or social position
claims to be related to an English peer
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in counterparts
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
a jury of one's peers
Synonyms & Similar Words
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of peers
Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Plenty of Drake’s rap peers had a laugh in his Instagram comment section, with Boi-1da, Oz, Reese LaFlare, Chinese Kitty and Niko Brim chiming in.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Nobody pitches your program, especially to their peers, the way your players do.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
His own mother had stayed home, and among their immediate friends, neighbors, and peers, this was the normal arrangement.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The fencing team will eventually have 24 students and just four scholarships, contributing a number of tuition-paying spots to a school that—like many of its peers—is facing growing enrollment challenges.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
He’s never gone back to television despite many of his A-list peers taking on buzzy limited series.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Megacap peers Google-parent Alphabet and Microsoft also reported earnings this week on Thursday and Wednesday evenings, respectively.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Gunvor and peers Vitol and Trafigura have used those profits to acquire assets ranging from refineries and oil fields to power plants and wind farms.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Too many names to list have graced its outdoor stage, which peers up at a wide bowl between the towering formations of Ship Rock and Creation Rock, offering ideal natural acoustics and stunning vistas.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
The man, clad in what appears to be several motion sickness patches behind his ears, peers out over the ocean as waves batter the vessel.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
On top, there’s a water tower dressed up to look like a 14th-century church tower, which peers over two matching penthouses.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Would this rhetoric spread and become mainstream among many of my peers?
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Plenty of Drake’s rap peers had a laugh in his Instagram comment section, with Boi-1da, Oz, Reese LaFlare, Chinese Kitty and Niko Brim chiming in.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Nobody pitches your program, especially to their peers, the way your players do.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
His own mother had stayed home, and among their immediate friends, neighbors, and peers, this was the normal arrangement.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The fencing team will eventually have 24 students and just four scholarships, contributing a number of tuition-paying spots to a school that—like many of its peers—is facing growing enrollment challenges.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
He’s never gone back to television despite many of his A-list peers taking on buzzy limited series.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
To assess with how the righteous American dream grew distorted, Makowsky’s series (directed by Matt Ross) peers all the way past our 25 most recent presidents to find the long-term lessons in our country’s second-shortest presidency.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Megacap peers Google-parent Alphabet and Microsoft also reported earnings this week on Thursday and Wednesday evenings, respectively.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Gunvor and peers Vitol and Trafigura have used those profits to acquire assets ranging from refineries and oil fields to power plants and wind farms.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Too many names to list have graced its outdoor stage, which peers up at a wide bowl between the towering formations of Ship Rock and Creation Rock, offering ideal natural acoustics and stunning vistas.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
The man, clad in what appears to be several motion sickness patches behind his ears, peers out over the ocean as waves batter the vessel.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
On top, there’s a water tower dressed up to look like a 14th-century church tower, which peers over two matching penthouses.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peers
Noun
-
As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
-
Hermès traces its history to 1837 as a harness workshop for European noblemen, and today, the company still has a healthy equestrian business.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Experts say many multinational firms are adopting dual leadership models, where global business unit heads in India co-own strategy and product outcomes with their counterparts at headquarters.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
-
Specifically, supernovae derived from younger stellar populations appear fainter, while their older counterparts appear brighter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
What could pass as a city transit map stares back at you.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
-
In the picture, Diplo makes a silly face while Trudeau stares straight into the camera.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
These gentlemen were told not to use their Native language.—
Tim Trudell,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
-
As a rule, royal governors were gentlemen, if not always gentlemen with experience.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Beginning in 2012, my colleagues and I helped thousands of interdisciplinary teams at IBM become more entrepreneurial, more agile, and more customer-focused.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
-
Some of their most politically vulnerable members are returning to Washington desperate to keep colleagues in both chambers from losing interest in immediate results.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Fitzgerald stands at the center while Gillespie gazes at her, flanked by other musicians.—
Amy Carleton,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
-
In the next, her husband looks on lovingly while their toddler gazes at the baby with joy, curiosity and awe.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Today's reality is that large hybrid models get just a few more miles per gallon than gas equivalents (in most cases).—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
-
By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
-
For example, emotion AI (when AI identifies human emotions) can help people with difficulty identifying emotions make sense of their meeting partners on video conferencing platforms like Zoom.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Peers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peers. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share