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 That means determining how robots are transported, controlled, tasked, and integrated with soldiers and existing command structures. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Niger’s ruling junta survived its most serious internal challenge since the 2023 coup after renegade soldiers mutinied in Niamey and Russian Africa Corps fighters helped presidential guards retake a key airbase. — Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Gonzales and Feehan were active-duty soldiers supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, which assists partner forces in securing a lasting defeat of ISIS. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Amid the jubilation, there is a darker side to the liberation as woman who fraternized with German soldiers are tracked down and publicly shamed. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 To make their mission abroad bearable, the doctors, nurses, administrators and soldiers of the Korean War turned to humor, especially practical jokes. — Rachel Flynn, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 But the relative safety of Windy Oasis is violated when a trio of super-soldiers escape from a top-secret military bunker up the road. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which traces its roots to 1954, involved around 18,000 Korean troops and an undisclosed number of American soldiers this year. — Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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Protective, almost — which makes sense, as its stunning chandeliers are designed to look like the shields and spears of African Masai warriors.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
In ancient legend, 300 Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force, relying on a critical bottleneck to offset impossible odds.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of warriors

Noun

Myers spoke vaguely about winning and losing, while interspersing clips of Ultimate Fighting Championship interviews with fighters after matches.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Niger’s ruling junta survived its most serious internal challenge since the 2023 coup after renegade soldiers mutinied in Niamey and Russian Africa Corps fighters helped presidential guards retake a key airbase.

— Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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