COUNTERGUERRILLA Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

counterguerrilla

noun

variants also counterguerilla

Definition of counterguerrilla

as in guerrilla

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Noun

The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Other people allegedly taken into custody were never seen alive again, including palace cafeteria employees and Irma Franco, an M-19 guerrilla captured during the operation.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of guerrilla

Noun

The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Latin became the language of administration in the western half of the empire—the language used by politicians, soldiers, and intellectuals.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of soldier

Noun

This celestial warrior has been protecting Marisol (Jade Santana) without her knowing it throughout her life.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
After crash landing on the dark world directly onto the homing beacon, EO and his crazy crew are apprehended by a gang of warrior henchmen and hauled into the throne room to face the wicked alien ruler who is imprisoned in anger and hate.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of warrior

Noun

That weekend, fighting broke out nearby between the Sudanese armed forces and a paramilitary called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

— Noraldin Jadat, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
Drone warfare has become the deadliest threat to civilians in Sudan 's conflict and both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are being supplied by a number of countries in the Middle East and beyond, experts say.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026

Definition of paramilitary

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The gaming property centers on Helldivers, a squad of elite shock troopers who must protect the fictional planet of Super Earth from attacking aliens.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
The suspect was located in Rawlins, further east down I-80, by Highway Patrol troopers and taken into custody without incident.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of trooper

Noun

The show comes from Goalhanger’s drama bosses Joel Emery and Adam Jarrell, and was developed with input from current and former military and defence professionals, including serving airborne serviceman and military adviser Sergeant Dave Allen.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
The Russian investigative committee said the serviceman survived the attack and was transported to a hospital.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of serviceman

Noun

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
Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026

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