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 services have already been reducing the number of senior officers in part by consolidating commands and organizations, allowing some positions previously held by two generals or admirals to be overseen by one. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The president’s new commission on families could help, the admiral said. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026 In this future timeline, Jim Kirk (Paul Wesley) is now the captain, Spock (Ethan Peck) is his first officer, Pike (Anson Mount) has been promoted to admiral, and La’an (Christina Chong) is mysteriously absent for … reasons. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 Since his appointment in January 2025, Hegseth has fired or blocked the promotions of more than 80 admirals and generals. — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admiral

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Larry Baimbridge spent thirty-one years with the Houston Police Department, including stints as a homicide detective and as commander of the SWAT team.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Tom Waits lends his feral baritone to a commander of a coyote military brigade.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 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

Flight experts say weather was likely a factor in the crash and that the captain should have delayed the flight after seeing the forecast.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The captain was later taken to the emergency room at Gema Santhi Regional Hospital for treatment, according to ANTARA News, the official national news agency of Indonesia.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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