ENLISTED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of enlisted

as in militant

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verb

past tense of enlist

as in inducted

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as in recruited

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Enlisted ranks There is significantly more variation in the insignia for enlisted ranks across the service branches. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 Henry Selick adapted Coraline by Neil Gaiman and enlisted voice performances from greats like Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, plus music by They Might Be Giants, to tell this crafty, Grimm-esque fairy tale about alternate worlds. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 Officers and enlisted men grouped around nearest radios. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026 Van Dyke joined the Army in 2008 and, in 2023, was promoted to the rank of master sergeant, the second-highest enlisted rank in the Army, according to the indictment. — Hallie Golden, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enlisted

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Adjective

The conflicting statements came just days after Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Islamabad said were militant hideouts, an escalation between Kabul and Islamabad that threatens mediation efforts by regional powers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Pakistan often accuses Kabul of sheltering the TTP and turning a blind eye to cross-border militant attacks.

— Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of militant

Verb

Simpson was, in fact, the first member of the franchise to be inducted and remained the only member from 1980 until 1984 when Jack Kemp became the second inductee.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Parton was also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

— Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of inducted

Verb

The security companies, Counter Terrorist Unit and its affiliate, Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy, collectively known as CTU, recruited former soldiers of Colombia’s military as contractors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
She is gradually recruited into the household’s emotional weather.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruited

Adjective

Those included negotiations with self-defense forces like the Sierra Nevada one, which emerged following the demobilization of paramilitary groups in the early 2000s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
The volunteers would be an additional layer of security to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and the Basij militia, which has played a key role in quashing anti-government protests.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of paramilitary

Verb

The new mandate applies to up to 20 million lower-income adults without children at home who are enrolled in Medicaid through an optional expansion in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Most nondisabled beneficiaries under 65 already work The new mandate applies to up to 20 million lower-income adults without children at home who are enrolled in Medicaid through an optional expansion in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrolled

Verb

The seed may have been employed as a painkiller or as a social and cultural practice still influencing its modern use.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Once employed for red-carpet transformations for some ultra-glamorous lengths, extensions are increasingly becoming an everyday styling tool as a way to add density, movement, or just a few extra inches without fundamentally changing a cut.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of employed

Adjective

Macron says fires are warlike crisis for France Out-of-control wildfires represent France’s greatest crisis since World War II, President Emmanuel Macron said.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

Definition of warlike

Verb

Stephen Schwartz, another alumnus of Carnegie Mellon, was conscripted to write a new set of songs.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The rare, firsthand accounts show the perils faced by tens of thousands of children believed to have been conscripted into the war by all sides.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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