DEMOBILIZE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

demobilize

verb

Definition of demobilize

as in to demilitarize

to release (someone or something) from military service Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty. Ships returned to port to be demobilized.

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Recent Examples of demobilize Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized. — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026 Analysts note that Syria’s security environment remains shaped by former jihadist networks that were never fully demobilized after the war. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025 In the 1970s, the Soviet Union enjoyed an advantageous shift in nuclear and conventional capabilities relative to the United States, which was demobilizing after the Vietnam War. — Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for demobilize

Recent Examples of Synonyms for demobilize

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Spielman told The Associated Press that Israel's intelligence assessment is that Hamas remains committed to rebuilding its military rather than genuinely demilitarizing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Doron Spielman, spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister’s office, told the Associated Press that Israel’s intelligence assessment is that Hamas remains committed to rebuilding its military rather than genuinely demilitarizing.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of demilitarize

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As North Korea's nuclear programs have advanced, pressure on them to denuclearize has weakened.

— Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Summits between the two countries were held in 2018 and 2019, but ultimately, Pyongyang’s refusal to denuclearize destroyed the negotiations.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of denuclearize

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During a 2021 mass shooting at a school in Oxford, Michigan, police responded within minutes of the emergency calls and disarmed a 15-year-old boy in a shooting that killed four students and injured seven others.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
As bomb technicians struggled to disarm the explosive, the FBI raced against the clock to deliver the ransom while simultaneously hunting the extortionists.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026