Synonyms for peaceful
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Serene — motionless and calm
serene, quiet, tranquil, calm, placid, unruffled, harmonious, halcyon, still, relaxed, undisturbed, gentle, untroubled, sedate, soft, steady, quiescent, mild, composed, collected, equable, roolie UK
2. Peaceable — inclined to peace
peaceable, pacific, non-violent, pacifistic, amicable, pacifist, dovish, irenic
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inclined to peace.
- adj. 2
Motionless and calm.
Related words
- Word family
- peacefully peacefulness
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Peaceable describes the state of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect to internal disturbance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
- serene Rebecca found solace in the serene beaches of Bali.
- tranquil Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.
- placid The placid water flowed under the bridge.
By length
- 4 letters
- soft1, calm1, mild1
- 5 letters
- still1, quiet2
- 6 letters
- steady2, gentle2, serene2, placid2, sedate2, supine2, dovish2, irenic, roolie
- 7 letters
- pacific3, relaxed2, passive2, halcyon3, equable3
- 8 letters
- friendly2, composed2, tranquil2, pacifist3, amicable4
- 9 letters
- collected3, quiescent3, peaceable3, unruffled3
- 10 letters
- harmonious4, untroubled3, pacifistic
- 11 letters
- undisturbed3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).