NONMILITARY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

nonmilitary

adjective

Definition of nonmilitary next

as in civilian

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Recent Examples of nonmilitary China has also increasingly sought to coerce Taiwan through nonmilitary means. —

Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025 Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism. —

Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025 How did a nonmilitary crew capture and imprison a Xenomorph in the first place? —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonmilitary

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmilitary

Adjective

Various organizations and even civilian volunteers have also joined rescue efforts.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
The report concluded that civilian infrastructure, civilian areas, and cultural heritage sites must be safeguarded.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of civilian

Adjective

But by the time the bicentennial rolled around, my life had played out against the backdrop of civil unrest and the Vietnam War, both spilling from our black-and-white television almost nightly.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The higher current density reduces the overall equipment footprint by roughly two-thirds and can lower civil engineering requirements for future installations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026