pacifist | Definition of pacifist

pacifist

adjective

variants: or pacifistic

Synonyms and Antonyms of pacifist

inclined to live in peace and to avoid war

the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict

Synonyms of pacifist

dovish, pacific, peaceable, peaceful

Words Related to pacifist

irenic, nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, noncombative, unaggressive, unwarlike

antimilitarist, antimilitaristic, antiviolence, antiwar

calm, mild, neutral, quiet, relaxed, serene, tranquil

affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, genial, gentle, kind, kindly

submissive, yielding

Near Antonyms of pacifist

militarist, militaristic

aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent

antagonistic, argumentative, fierce, gladiatorial, hostile, hot-tempered

Antonyms of pacifist

bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike