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

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

The city perched on the Potomac River had similarities with his home, namely the presence of military regiments mingling with a multitude of free Blacks. — Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025

To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far. — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025