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

In my conversations with peers, the divide is no longer between believers and skeptics; few CFOs doubt that AI will materially shape their organizations. — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

In August, India’s central bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged, in contrast to many of its Asian peers that have hiked rates to tackle inflationary headwinds caused by the disruption to global energy supply chains. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

For now, Zverev has seized an opportunity that his peers could not. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Consumer biological age tests have moved from research labs to celebrity Instagram feeds, promising to tell you how fast your body is aging compared with your peers. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

But the more he was rejected by his peers, the media, and some fans, the more Kanye seemed to act out. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Jack Thorne, one of the UK’s most respected screenwriters, has alleged that some of his peers are using artificial intelligence to generate scripts. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Chrome was remembered by his peers both for his guitar playing and for his impact on the history of punk music. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

High school students permitted to use ChatGPT as a study aid soared through practice questions, but performed worse on tests than peers without AI once the tool was taken away. — Los Angeles Times, 14 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