pacific
Inclined toward peace
Pacific means peaceful, calm, or conciliatory—inclined toward peace rather than conflict.
A pacific temperament avoids confrontation.
Pacific intentions aim to soothe rather than provoke.
The word is somewhat formal and literary, more often encountered in writing than speech.
The negotiations took a more pacific turn after the ceasefire. (Capitalized Pacific is the ocean.)
Calm and untroubled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
quietude · soothing · gentle · unruffled · composed · restful · undisturbed · repose
Principled rejection of force
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
reconciliation · coexistence · accord · amity · concord · neutrality · tolerance · disarmament
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
stillness · quietude · soothing · gentle · unruffled · composed · restful · undisturbed · repose · mild
nonviolence
Principled rejection of force
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
ceasefire · reconciliation · coexistence · accord · amity · concord · neutrality · tolerance · disarmament · mediation
pacificbelligerent
Hostile and eager to clash
bellicose · warlike · aggressive · combative · pugnacious
pacificstormy
Marked by violent weather
turbulent · tempestuous · agitated · violent · tumultuous
pacificantagonizing
Deliberately causing hostility
provocative · inflammatory · aggravating · annoying · offensive
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- Central PacificRailroad from California eastward
- Pacific coastWestern North American seaboard
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
- Pacific islandsArchipelagos in largest ocean
- The PacificEarth's largest ocean
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