PEER Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpir

Definition of peer

as in nobleman

a man of high birth or social position claims to be related to an English peer

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as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value a jury of one's peers

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verb

as in to gaze

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank

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Recent Examples of peer

Noun

When an agent operates like a teammate or peer, the relationship is collaborative and ongoing. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 As Team Strengthening Managers should frame peer feedback as a team-strengthening practice. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

After police responded to the scene, Kim peered outside her window to see Elijah Bieniemy being led away in handcuffs Sunday evening. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 An early work of this nature, Black Girl’s Window, 1969, shows a silhouetted figure peering from a window, its panes above her occupied by various symbols meaningful to the artist. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for peer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer

Noun

Christian, convinced a nobleman had done it, had the man executed without much proof, a grudge that helped cost him his crown a few years later.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The best buyers were Russian noblemen, high rollers who used the glossy fur to line the collars of their winter overcoats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Definition of nobleman

Noun

According to research from American Association of Retired Persons, nearly 70% of grandparents provide some level of care for their grandchildren, averaging more than 500 hours annually, or the equivalent of 12-and-a-half weeks of full-time work.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Eaton shares are up nearly 4% after Evercore upgraded the electrical equipment maker to a buy-equivalent rating and raised its price target to $502 from $453.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of equivalent

Verb

Yet Etna gazes sensitively upon the vulnerable American soldiers who command him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
The first image shows the mother-of-two enjoying a moment of calm outside, wearing a pair of pale jeans and a blue striped shirt, gazing thoughtfully into the distance.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaze

Noun

Junk food is an aphrodisiac here, with KFC buckets and oodles of brightly colored brand-name candy acting as culinary counterparts to the junk cinema that’s activated something in the movie’s characters and its creator.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
But the 1980 special is also darker, more bittersweet, and less fully formed — seemingly stuck in an eternal search for an origin, for a counterpart, for ground on which to build.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Noun

Matt Koch, the lawns research fellow for gardening giant Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, met recently with the president to discuss planting new grass on the White House’s South Lawn.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Reshuffle in Google's C-suite Google announced a reshuffle of its AI divisions on Wednesday, with chief scientist Jeff Dean leaving after 27 years to start his own company, alongside Google senior fellow Sanjay Ghemawat.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of fellow

Verb

Plenty of riders stopped to gawk at the giant red vending machines installed last week on the mezzanine level of the Second Avenue F station.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
There wasn't even money to demolish the building, so the rivers of humanity who once flowed through the grand space were replaced by voyeurs from the world come to gawk at its cavernous shell.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

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