Peaceful

Quick meaning: Peaceful is an adjective meaning Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.

Meaning

Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.

More Meanings

1. Inclined to peace.
2. Motionless and calm.
3. (India, Islam, Islamophobic, Internet slang, offensive) a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.

Example Sentences

peaceful protest

Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard.

They only have to use a bit of code to name those people; nowadays they call them “peacefuls”. A smirking euphemism is all it takes to sail through Twitter’s filter, and keep the hate-speech flowing.

Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.

Word Forms

• peacefuller
• peacefuler
• peacefullest
• peacefulest
• peacefull
• peacefuls

Synonyms for peaceful

Depending on context, synonyms include dovish, irenic, pacate, peaceable, pacific, pacifistic.

Antonyms for peaceful

Common opposites include warring, belligerent, violent, agonistic, argumentative, bangsome.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include calm, pacifistic, pacifist, pacific, serene, tranquil.

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