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

Neurodivergent applicants may struggle to communicate effectively in an interview but outperform their peers in the actual job. — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026

Dell Technologies , Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Super Micro Computer’s surge spilled over to its server peers, with the group as a whole boosted by the better-than-expected preliminary results. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Although the camerawork isn’t as noticeably showy this time around, Best Cinematography winner Hoyte van Hoytema‘s stature as the first person to shoot an entire film on IMAX 70mm will score a lot of points among his peers. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Experienced leaders earn the right to trust their judgment, and McKinsey found that fast decision-makers were about twice as likely to report high-quality outcomes as their slower peers. — Rob Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Turner and his peers originally drew inspiration from San Diego’s book crawl, which just had its ninth anniversary. — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Butter and Margarine Findings presented at Nutrition 2023 showed that people who consumed more than half a tablespoon of olive oil a day had a 28% lower risk of dying from dementia than peers who rarely used it. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Consultants found the county was spending less on public education than its peers. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Loved by his peers, he was featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 under 35 NextGen list in 2023. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Verb

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

That's allowed Micron and peers SK Hynix and Samsung to hike prices. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 May 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

The Churchill Suite peers over the Ministry of Defence (where Henry VIII’s wine cellar still lurks) and was the locus of military strategising. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026

In this photo released by Precision Helicopters Ltd, Molly peers out of the door of a helicopter after her rescue from a waterfall on the Arahura River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. — CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

Hubble captures crisp, long-term visible-light views of Saturn's cloud bands and atmospheric changes, while the JWST peers deeper into the planet's atmosphere in infrared, revealing heat patterns and structures hidden beneath the upper cloud layers. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026