PATROL Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

patrol 1 of 2

noun

Definition of patrol

as in sentry

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patrol

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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.

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Noun

Fresh water can therefore be produced for drinking and other onboard needs, rather than carrying every drop required for a months-long patrol. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 Under the most recent four-year union contract, first-year patrol officers are set to make nearly $90,000 in 2027. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

More than 20,000 soldiers and police forces were deployed for elections, while troops carrying long guns patrolled roadsides. — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The city’s beach has no public access and cruisers from the town’s police department patrol the mile to closely protect residents. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patrol

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrol

Noun

And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of sentry

Verb

He’s been guarded a certain way for a long, long time, just because of his ability to put the ball in the basket.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Bray, guarded tight by a Virginia Cavalier, somehow came up with it for the 38-yard reception.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of guard

Noun

The California outpost is a naturally strategic move for a brand that has earned celebrities’ increasing attention over the years.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
The Canadian Space Agency was on the hook to build a robotic arm for the Gateway outpost, improving on the Canadian robotics systems used on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of outpost

Verb

These dangerous illnesses are all completely preventable and serve as a reminder of the importance of proper vaccines to protect the health of our families and children.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Numbers can protect a relationship from unnecessary confusion.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of protect

Noun

For wooden privacy fencing, the community’s guidelines specify a shadow-box style with dog-ear pickets and require the fence to have the same appearance from both sides.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Nurses have been organizing and holding strikes and pickets at local Prime hospitals since Prime bought eight Illinois hospitals last year, and a ninth — Olympia Fields — earlier this year.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of picket

Noun

Night Country‘s Kali Reis as a traditional Resident Evil commando type, there goes I, Tonya‘s Paul Walter Hauser as a whiny, weaselly corporate executive — and others who simply start sprouting tentacles out of their faces.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
The redoubtable Israeli army, supposedly capable of fighting off enemies in Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen all at once, has now added to its glory the removal of a ragtag canopy in a daring commando raid.

— David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of commando

Noun

FanDuel is giving you a chance to get in on the milestone watch with $250 in bonus bets when wagering $5+ each day for five days.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Luxury items have already proved themselves for Christie’s, where watches, jewelry, handbags, and wine can provide a relatively familiar way into an institution that can otherwise appear forbidding.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of watch

Noun

Optional extras include alarm/geolocation, a retractable rear guard rail, a canopy, and custom setups for family or cargo.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Any suggestions that Lionel Messi’s presence at the 2026 World Cup might be diminished crumbled on Tuesday night with Algeria’s rear guard.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

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