IRREGULARS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

irregulars

noun

plural of irregular

as in guerrillas

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Noun

After studying the ins and outs of a 1976 Beirut bank heist where guerrillas ran off with more than $20 million cash, Maro figures, why not us?

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
But Bernard’s move is a gambit, meant to create a distraction while the Mechanical guerrillas set off dynamite charges in the mines, for reasons as yet unrevealed.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of guerrillas

Noun

The United States lost more than 2,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and more than 4,000 in Iraq, and more than 50,000 were wounded between the two conflicts.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
And indeed, if, like Grossman, a correspondent is committed to telling the story of people at war, soldiers are essential actors in any conflict.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of soldiers

Noun

For Dan Sowry and his crew of regulars from the nearby 55+ Trillium neighborhood, the taproom is a weekly staple.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s sitting all of his regulars during the preseason for safety reasons is the gamble that blew up in his face.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulars

Noun

No stranger to controversy or criticism, Sweeney, 29, faced the music from Olympic athletes, entertainment icons and millions of keyboard warriors who voiced their opinions of the naked ad.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
By 1789, settlers were paying $30 per scalp of Indigenous warriors.

— Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of warriors

Noun

About 167,000 servicemen have returned from Ukraine, presidential administration official Sergei Novikov said in December, although Russian media reports and experts say the number is probably higher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Its most prominent feature was the Rock, a small mountain honeycombed with thirty-four miles of tunnels that housed some sixteen thousand British servicemen as well as an American liaison office.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of servicemen

Noun

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

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