COMMANDOS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

commandos

noun

variants or commandoes

plural of commando

as in patrols

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as in raiders

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civilians

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Noun

Some of them have panoramic views of white windmills, which dot the coastline of the Taiwan Strait like slender sentries.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of sentries

Noun

The series chronicles the rise of Norse raiders Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Molyneux) and his wife Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (Jessica Madsen).

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Frank and Jesse James rode with them as the raiders killed 150 to 200 men and boys and burned down nearly every business on Massachusetts Street, as well as dozens of homes.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of raiders

Noun

Transport workers had been slated to join the pickets too, but abandoned plans after Transport Minister Matteo Salvini threatened the sector with sanctions.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
For wooden privacy fencing, the community’s guidelines specify a shadow-box style with dog-ear pickets and require the fence to have the same appearance from both sides.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pickets

Noun

And there are the foot soldiers themselves, whose earnest dedication to honor, even within a warped and abusive framework, Sorkin and his characters can’t help respecting.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
But the current Sinaloa turf war—la narcopandemia, locals call it—has created new categories of victims, far from the foot soldiers and hit men targeted in previous spasms of violence.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of foot soldiers

Noun

Israel is reportedly occupying over 10% of Lebanon’s territories, including multiple permanent bases and outposts in southern Lebanese territory.

— Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
In the last year, the grocer has opened in West Hollywood, Glendale and Thousand Oaks, with outposts in Costa Mesa and downtown Los Angeles locations planned for 2027.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of outposts

Noun

The moose kicks and grunts at first, then settles, allowing the deputy to keep working.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026
Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of grunts

Noun

Stonier argued that many of the watches the runners were wearing Thursday have built-in heart rate monitors and that the monitor worn by Koch connected to an app that did not provide results until after the race.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
Like other new Moto watches, the Watch Fit 2 runs on RTOS rather than Wear OS.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of watches

Noun

His career spanned roles as Naval Security Group detachments in Japan and San Diego.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Additional police resources were deployed to the area from neighboring detachments, along with the North District Emergency Response Team.

— Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of detachments

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