Synonyms of regiments

regiments

noun

plural of regiment

as in troops

a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions)

infantry/cavalry regiments

Related Words

• troops
• corps
• companies
• wings
• battalions
• divisions
• squads
• squadrons
• platoons
• detachments
• details
• commands
• patrols
• pickets
• commandos
• watches
• outposts
• sentries
• paratroops
• rear guards
• firing squads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regiments

By his early 30s, Catto had worked with Frederick Douglass to recruit all-Black regiments to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War. — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Consolidated 6th/9th Tennessee Regiment flag This flag represents the 6th/9th Regiment, made up of the 6th and 9th regiments after both lost many members in the war. — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Despite a limp from childhood, Greene rose the ranks due to his leadership ability and was commissioned as a brigadier general over Rhode Island's three regiments in May of 1775. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026

The regiments remained in place during war and peacetime until the Army was racially integrated in 1944. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026

King Charles, 77, will take the salute as Colonel-in-Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division at the parade in London. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Yet for the 2nd and Iowa's other regiments, the fight was only just beginning. — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026

The French army noticed the Croats' fighting skills – and their fashion sense – recruiting many into elite cavalry regiments that would become known as the Royal Cravates. — Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026

In another example of the cultural diversity found in his work, his Revolutionary War paintings make a point of including Black regiments when applicable. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026