in peace
Harmoniously, without strife
In peace describes a state free from disturbance, conflict, or interference.
Someone who wants to be left in peace wishes not to be bothered.
To rest in peace is the conventional wish for the dead—that they lie undisturbed.
Let me eat my dinner in peace.
The phrase often implies others should back off.
Harmony between parties
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- amityPeaceful mutual regard
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
reconciliation · understanding · rapport · solidarity · fellowship · coexistence · truce · ceasefire
Undisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- placidityState of undisturbed calm
hush · silence · gentleness · undisturbed · peacefulness · quietness · soothing · restful
Euphemism for death
- departedHaving left
- passed awayDied, said gently
- laid to restBuried after death
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
heaven · eternity · soul · memorial · remembrance · eulogy · funeral · grave
Without others present
- undisturbedFree from interference
- unbotheredNot disturbed or concerned
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
privacy · quiet time · meditation · reflection · contemplation · mindfulness · zen · sanctuary
accord
Harmony between parties
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- amityPeaceful mutual regard
cooperation · reconciliation · understanding · rapport · solidarity · fellowship · coexistence · truce · ceasefire · armistice
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
placidity · hush · silence · gentleness · undisturbed · peacefulness · quietness · soothing · restful · untroubled
eternal rest
Euphemism for death
- departedHaving left
- passed awayDied, said gently
- laid to restBuried after death
afterlife · heaven · eternity · soul · memorial · remembrance · eulogy · funeral · grave · cemetery
alone
Without others present
- undisturbedFree from interference
- unbotheredNot disturbed or concerned
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
retreat · privacy · quiet time · meditation · reflection · contemplation · mindfulness · zen · sanctuary · hermitage
in peaceat war
In armed conflict
in conflict · under attack · under siege · embattled · at odds
peace, peaceful, peaceable, pacify, peacefully, pacific, peacemaker, peacemaking, peacenik