peaceful

peaceful
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. peaceable; quiet, tranquil; amicable. See repose, pacification, friend. Ant., warlike, agitated.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [At peace]
Syn. quiet, tranquil, serene; see calm 1 , 2 , tranquil 1 , 2 .
2. [Inclined to peace]
Syn. well-disposed, amicable, nonviolent, peaceabale; see friendly 1 , pacific .
See Synonym Study at calm .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. harmonious friendly, pacific, agreeable, peaceable, nonviolent, nonaggressive, conciliatory, accommodating, dovish, easygoing, irenic.
2. quiet still, silent, hushed, noiseless, tranquil, serene, placid, undisturbed.
ANT.: 1. warring, hostile, contentious, belligerent. 2. noisy, clamorous, cacophonous
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not excited or emotionally agitated: calm, placid, serene, tranquil. See CALM. 2. Motionless and undisturbed: calm, halcyon, placid, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled. See CALM. 3. Inclined or disposed to peace; not quarrelsome or unruly: irenic, pacific, pacifical, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceable. See PEACE.

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