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Synonyms
dovish, pacific, pacifist (or pacifistic), peaceful
Antonyms
bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike
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The animals are listening to a story intended to convey the idea of a peaceable kingdom. — John Archibald | [email protected], al, "Are you a true Birmingham local? Answer these 15 questions," 9 Sep. 2019 The relative makeup of either bellicose or peaceable individuals determines the collective aggressiveness of a colony, which is also transmitted down through generations from parent to daughter colony. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "Colonies of Aggressive, Social Spiders Boom After a Hurricane," 19 Aug. 2019 This peaceable religious schism between Russia and Ukraine contrasts with their November naval clash in the Kerch Strait, where the Russian coast guard fired on and captured Ukrainian ships. — Konstantin Dobrynin, WSJ, "Russia’s Future Is Rapped in an Enigma," 14 Jan. 2019 This peaceable backyard space originally was occupied by a typical, rickety, 1920s-era single-car garage. — Sandy Deneau Dunham, The Seattle Times, "This is not your grandmother’s backyard cottage," 13 Apr. 2019 What resulted was not the peaceable kingdom, but at least the French gave up the practice of religious massacre for a time. — Lance Morrow, WSJ, "Trump’s Chaos Theory," 15 Nov. 2018 But Wednesday's demonstration was well ordered and peaceable, as of 7 p.m., in honor of King, who died April 4, 1968. — Nashelly Chavez, Ed Fletcher, Sam Stanton And Hudson Sangree, sacbee, "Protesters demand justice for Stephon Clark, 50 years after MLK died | The Sacramento Bee," 4 Apr. 2018 But as indicated by the American decision not to formally lift sanctions yet, there would be quite a few hurdles to clear even were Kim operating in 100 percent good and peaceable faith. — Jon Wolfsthal, The New Republic, "What Just Happened?," 12 June 2018 When the Puritans arrived in North America in the 1620s and 1630s, the Narragansetts—really a confederation of tribes—were mostly peaceable, subsisting on fishing, trapping, farming and handicrafts. — Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, "‘God, War, and Providence’ Review: When Conquest Was Puritanical," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'peaceable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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