Synonyms of armies

armies

noun

plural of army

1

as in battalions

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare

In 218 b.c., Hannibal crossed the Alps with an army of 26,000 men and, most famously, a number of elephants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• battalions
• legions
• troops
• soldiers
• ranks
• militias
• arrays
• hosts
• infantries
• troopers
• standing armies
• national guards
• regulars

2

as in swarms

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a vast army of loyal fans in line for the band's farewell concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swarms
• hordes
• throngs
• flocks
• crowds
• masses
• legions
• multitudes
• masses
• bikes
• mobs
• herds
• routs
• millions
• droves
• hosts
• crushes
• presses
• rabbles
• crams
• riffraffs
• rabblements
• piles
• scrums
• mountains
• gaggles
• heaps
• jams
• logjams

3

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

an army of rescue workers descended on the tornado-stricken town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• platoons
• crews
• squads
• battalions
• companies
• brigades
• parties
• troops
• gangs
• bands
• corps
• outfits
• troupes
• departments
• forces
• staffs
• stables
• hosts
• administrations
• help
• posses
• personnels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of armies

In other places such as Libya and Somalia, Washington supported the national armies and local militias battling jihadi forces and engaged in whack-a-mole with jihadi leaders. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Big Ridley commands armies of extras, builds enormous sets and deploys cutting-edge visual effects to create places that no longer exist — or never did. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

And because intelligence exists in isolated fragments across different systems, companies end up deploying armies of employees whose primary, manual job is just interpretation. — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Both sides, weakened by adverse conditions, had armies of nearly equal strength. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

The inferno that follows, as the betrayer’s dragon sets fire to both armies and then Tumbleton itself, will be rendered with both practical flames and CGI. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Flying over the battle, Ulf directs Silverwing's fire on both armies seemingly indiscriminately. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Stitch together creatures to build an army of land, sea and sky monsters and compete with your family to defeat the dangerous armies of incoming babies. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Over the centuries, the church has been dismantled and reassembled several times, while managing to survive invading armies and the Bolshevik Revolution. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026