ADMIRAL Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

admiral

noun

Definition of admiral

as in commander

a high-ranking officer in the navy

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Recent Examples of admiral The Front Page Highlights A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy’s worst messes. — Kate Kelly Vincent Alban Paulina Villegas Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 21 June 2026 Plus, Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) has secured the help of the Triarchy fleet by virtue of mud-wrestling Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn), the fleet’s admiral. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 As promised by Toussaint at Deadline’s SXSW London Studio last week, episode 1 features a spectacular naval battle scene in which his character comes up against arch enemy, female admiral Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn). — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026 The move breaks with long-standing norms and follows Hegseth’s firings of top female admirals, raising new concerns about politicization and civilian interference in military leadership. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for admiral

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Noun

Some Iran experts said the MOU was simply acknowledging the reality of an Iranian entrenchment so deep that there are believed to be hundreds of Revolutionary Guard commanders in Lebanon.

— Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
The president also acts as the commander-in-chief of Bangladesh's armed forces.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of commander

Noun

The coast guard command will be led by a commodore and backed up by an unspecified number of personnel, patrol ships and aircraft for law enforcement, monitoring, environmental protection and search and rescue.

— Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2019, club members suspected Stellato of $20,000 worth of embezzlement and relieved him of his rear commodore position, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of commodore

Noun

After a few months of disappointing results, the club dismissed manager Carlos Mendoza and installed Andy Green as interim skipper while beginning to look toward 2027.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But with his second Golden Boot in sight, current skipper Mbappe might not want that to happen.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of skipper

Noun

In 2025, the Travelers Championship ranked ninth in total television viewership, with former Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley winning the tournament, further fueling discussion about his role as one of the few playing captains in Ryder Cup history.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Raman Kapoor, a tanker captain who had 10 days left on his tour when war erupted, watched helplessly in March as a nearby tanker exploded in flames after being hit by an unmanned craft.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

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