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pacific

/pəˈsɪfɪk/noun, adjective3 syllables

Pacific means: disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature.

Synonyms for pacific20

noun, as in the largest ocean in the world

Pacific Ocean

adjective, as in disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature

peaceable, peaceful

adjective, as in promoting peace

conciliatory, conciliative

also used for pacific

calm, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, dovish, nonviolent, anti-bellicist, dovelike, irenic

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What does pacific mean?4

adjective

1

disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature“the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force”

2

promoting peace“the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up”

3

relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean“Pacific islands”

noun

1

the largest ocean in the world

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pacific?5

four syllables

scientific
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Pacific in a sentence

  • Giant pacific octopuses can live for up to five years in the wild.Hybrid
  • He crossed the immense pacific on a raft.CM
  • She successfully crossed the Pacific with a ship.unknown
  • Hawaii seems a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific.mervert1
  • They ran out of fuel in the middle of the Pacific.Amastan
  • This small Pacific island nation is threatened by climate change.Hybrid
  • All of the world’s continents could fit into the Pacific basin.Hybrid
  • All of the world's continents could fit into the Pacific basin!Hybrid

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