Pacific and Pugnacious

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Pacific adjective - Tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility.

Usage example: as a pacific gesture, we invited our feuding neighbors to our backyard barbecue

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Pugnacious is an antonym for pacific in nonaggressive topic.

Pugnacious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

Usage example: a movie reviewer who is spirited, even pugnacious, when defending her opinions

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Pacific is an antonym for pugnacious in aggressive topic.

Nearby Word: pugnacity

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Pugnacious and Pacific. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pacific/pugnacious

Pacific & Pugnacious. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pacific/pugnacious>.

Pugnacious or Pacific. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pacific/pugnacious.

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