Synonyms of patrol

patrol 1 of 2

noun

as in sentry

Related Words

• sentry
• outpost
• picket
• commando
• watch
• rear guard
• paratroops
• firing squad
• squadron
• battalion
• squad
• platoon
• detachment
• troop
• corps
• wing
• regiment
• detail
• company
• command
• division

patrol

2 of 2

verb

as in to guard

to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe

The squad had orders to patrol the area.

The border is patrolled by the army.

Related Words

• guard
• protect
• control
• safeguard
• oversee
• supervise
• shield
• operate
• watch
• tend
• attend
• police
• care (for)
• manage
• regulate
• govern
• mind
• conduct
• guide
• superintend
• mother
• preside (over)
• baby
• direct
• run
• administrate
• steward
• shepherd
• babysit
• chaperone

Dissimilar Words

• ignore
• forget
• abandon
• disregard
• pass over
• neglect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patrol

Noun

Miami Gardens police are searching Tuesday for their K-9 Gael, who ran from a patrol vehicle and was hit by a vehicle, according to a department spokesperson. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

The system administrator should have different capabilities than a patrol officer. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Sheriff’s Office patrols the Chain, with 6,000 acres and 15 lakes that are interconnected navigable waterways, along with the county portion of the Fox River and 26 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

On the same morning, a short drive away, a therapist who asked to be identified as Bre was also patrolling, having woken up to an alert on her phone about ICE activity at her daughter’s former elementary school. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026