peaceable[adjective]Synonyms: peace-loving, conciliatory, friendly, gentle, mild, peaceful, unwarlike
Antonyms: acrimonious, contentious, warlike
Related Words: amicable,
friendly,
neighborly,
amiable,
complaisant [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
peace‧a‧ble /ˈpiːsəb
əl/
adjective literary [
Word Family: noun:
peace,
peacefulness,
pacifier,
pacifism,
pacifist;
adjective:
peaceful,
peaceable,
pacifist;
adverb:
peacefully,
peaceably;
verb:
pacify]
1. someone who is peaceable does not like fighting or arguing ⇒
pacifist Antonym : violent,
aggressive:
He’s always been a very peaceable man.2. a peaceable situation or way of doing something is calm, without any violence or fighting:
We are now hoping for a peaceable end to this dispute.—peaceably adverb:
The two communities live together quite peaceably. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲