pacifist
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Synonyms: Adjective
dovish, pacific, peaceable, peaceful
Antonyms: Adjective
bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike
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the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflictRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
There was Rachel Burger, who had grown up in a pacifist Anabaptist community in England and Paraguay, and, having seen abuse that nobody talked about in that community, had gone looking for another. — Larissa Macfarquhar, The New Yorker, "The Radical Transformations of a Battered Women’s Shelter," 13 Aug. 2019 Japan, whose use of force is limited to self-defense of itself and its allies under its pacifist constitution, is cautious about a military coalition. — CBS News, "John Bolton meets Japanese officials to discuss Iran, South Korea," 22 July 2019 Abe has set a deadline of 2020 to revise Japan's pacifist post-WWII constitution, which contains language that bans the country from maintaining armed forces. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Japan election: Surge of women candidates could reshape male-dominated parliament," 18 July 2019 Because of Buddhism’s pacifist image — swirls of calming incense and beatific smiles — the faith is not often associated with sectarian aggression. — Hannah Beech, New York Times, "‘Our Duty to Fight’: The Rise of Militant Buddhism," 8 July 2019 Many young people, in particular those belonging to pacifist religious groups like Jehovah’s Witnesses, grow up knowing that prison time is inevitable at some point in their life. — Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, "Don't Forget the Dark Side of Living in South Korea," 11 June 2018 The contrast with Abe captured media attention, with the prime minister portrayed as a nationalist pushing for a stronger military versus a pacifist Akihito. — Fox News, "Japanese emperor tries to make amends for his father's war," 15 Aug. 2018 The pacifist outlook culminated in the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact. — Joseph Loconte, WSJ, "What World War I Taught the Clergy," 8 Nov. 2018 Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has stepped up its own show of military force, and Mr. Abe has sought to revise the pacifist clause in the country’s Constitution. — New York Times, "Trump’s Talk of U.S. Troop Cuts Unnerves South Korea and Japan," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pacifist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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