Antonyms for peaceful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pees-fuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpis fəl |
Definition of peaceful
Origin :- early 14c., "inclined to peace, friendly, pacific," from peace + -ful. Meaning "tranquil, calm, full of peace" is from mid-14c. In reference to nonviolent methods of effecting social change, it is attested from 1876. Related: Peacefully; peacefulness. Peaceful coexistence (1920) originally was in regard to Soviet policy toward the capitalist West.
- adj friendly, serene
- A rapid walk soon restored the maidens to their own peaceful homes.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- They had no children and this settlement assured them a peaceful old age.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- The world beholds the peaceful triumphs of the industry of our emigrants.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- And yet it was a coward's blow, and one to stir the blood and loose the tongue of the most peaceful.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I am a peaceful trader, and I am not wont to be so shouted at upon so small a matter.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- She approached the bed, to discover if Mary's sleep were peaceful.
- Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He would, he said, do his utmost to secure the peaceful passage of the troops.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It is a peaceful place, and more like an English county town than most of its friends.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- What was it that wrought this peaceful wonder of the sixteenth century?
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- She did not go back to the sitting-room and her peaceful knitting.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
Synonyms for peaceful
- all quiet
- amicable
- at peace
- bloodless
- calm
- collected
- composed
- constant
- easeful
- equable
- free from strife
- gentle
- halcyon
- harmonious
- irenic
- level
- mellow
- neutral
- neutralist
- nonbelligerent
- nonviolent
- on friendly terms
- on good terms
- pacifistic
- peace-loving
- peaceable
- placatory
- placid
- quiet
- restful
- smooth
- sociable
- steady
- still
- tranquil
- undisturbed
- unruffled
- untroubled
- without hostility
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