| Main Entry: | olive branch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace offering |
Synonyms: |
dove of peace, friendliness, hand of friendship, offer of peace, outstretched hand, overture, parley, peace offer, peace pipe, peaceful approach |
| Main Entry: | truce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peaceful solution |
Synonyms: |
accord, agreement, amnesty, armistice, break, breather, cease-fire, cessation, de-escalation, detente, halt, intermission, interval, letup, lull, moratorium, olive branch, pause, peace, reconciliation, reprieve, respite, rest, stay, suspension, temporary peace, terms, treaty, white flag, wind-down |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, fight, war |
| Main Entry: | ceasefire agreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension of hostilities |
Synonyms: |
armistice, cooling-off period, olive branch, peace, stand-down, truce |
| Main Entry: | peace offering |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expression to attain peace |
Synonyms: |
dove of peace, expiatory offering, expiatory sacrifice, hand of friendship, heave offering, irenics, olive branch, outstretched hand, piacular offering, piaculum, present, sacramental offering, sacrifice, sin offering, whole offering |