Synonyms for pacifist
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic.
- n. 1
One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.
Related words
- Other spellings
- pacificist
Forms
- Plural
- pacifists → peace-niks, doves, disarmers…
Example sentences
- peaceful Sometimes I feel like living a more peaceful life.
- dovish He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pacifist | steady | |
| peaceful | steady | |
| peaceable | steady | |
| dovish | steady | |
| pacifistic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dove1
- 6 letters
- dovish2, irenic
- 7 letters
- pacific3
- 8 letters
- peaceful2, disarmer
- 9 letters
- peaceable3
- 10 letters
- pacifistic
- 12 letters
- antimilitary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dovish2 = 2 syllables).