pacifistic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to pacifism; pacifist.

“Even the most pacifistic nations still maintain an armed police force.”

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Meanings

adjectivepacifistic (comparative more pacifistic, superlative most pacifistic)

comparative more pacifistic · superlative most pacifistic

  1. Of or pertaining to pacifism; pacifist.

    Even the most pacifistic nations still maintain an armed police force.

    Synonyms: dovish, irenic, anti-bellicist, dovelike, dovish, irenic, irenical, non-violent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to pacifism; pacifist.

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dovishirenicanti-bellicistdovelikedovishirenicirenicalnon-violentpacificpacifistpeaceablepeacefulunaggressive

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveopposed to war

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pacifistdovishpeacefulpeaceable
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dovishirenicnon-violentpacificpacifistpeaceablepeacefulunaggressive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pacifist + -ic.

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Translations

French pacifiste
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German pazifistisch
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Cite this entry
APA

pacifistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pacifistic

MLA

“pacifistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pacifistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pacifistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pacifistic.

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