SOLDIERS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

soldiers

noun

plural of soldier

as in warriors

a person engaged in military service one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed

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Recent Examples of soldiers Our soldiers, who have been on the front line for weeks and months, are being delivered food and water using appropriate drones with Starlink. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026 An Army officer who fought with his superiors for his soldiers’ safety. — Washington Post Readers, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 At least 10 ambulances were parked in and around the Wainwright health center late Saturday as paramedics and soldiers rushed about. — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The soldiers fired tear gas at the Palestinians, not the settlers, multiple witnesses said. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said there were no soldiers in the area at the time of the attack, and the visit had not been coordinated with the military. — Dana Karni, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Nicole Amor, who was killed on March 1, Joey Amor asked about mistakes and fundamental failures that led up to the deaths of those soldiers and how leaders would be held accountable. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The military said that soldiers had fired because an individual was running toward them with a sharp object. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Those other members of the press rescued her from the attackers while Israel Defense Forces soldiers reportedly stood by. — Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

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In other cases, the warriors look unrecognizable, and more like odd scribbles.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Her most poignant work centers around the female nomadic warriors.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of warriors

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Both Chun-Li and her boss have ulterior motives, Bison seeking to exploit the fighters’ powers for his own nefarious end and Chun-Li secretly an Interpol agent seeking to take Bison down for having murdered her father.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
What started as a capture and extraction mission turned into hell on Earth after multiple helicopters were hit by Somalia fighters.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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