IRREGULARS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

irregulars

noun

plural of irregular

as in guerrillas

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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
Also known by its Spanish acronym AGC, the group evolved from right-wing paramilitary squads that fought Marxist guerrillas in Colombia in the 1990s and 2000s.

— Maria Verza, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of guerrillas

Noun

Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldiers

Noun

Around the same time, a small group of regulars began gathering in the stands.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
The Heat scored 76 points with the help of efficient 11-of-23 shooting from three-point range in Saturday’s first half, when its rotation regulars were on the court.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulars

Noun

Behind the iconic temples, fearless warriors, and legendary philosophers are countless stories that rarely make it into history books.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Open social media and a million keyboard warriors are waging war.

— Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of warriors

Noun

In 1995, the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US servicemen unleashed outrage and mass protests in Okinawa.

— Junko Ogura, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
The presidential decree, which was published Monday on Russia’s official legal information database, will put the size of Russia’s armed forces at 2,441,630, including 1,550,500 active servicemen.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of servicemen

Noun

The governor said the state's Highway Patrol had more than 300 troopers ready to assist with evacuations, emergency response and recovery operations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Deputies from the Warren County Sheriff's Office, officers from the West Des Moines Police Department and Iowa State Patrol troopers responded to reports of gunfire near mile marker 56.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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