SERVICEMEN Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

servicemen

noun

Definition of servicemen next

plural of serviceman

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck

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Recent Examples of servicemen Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Saturday. —

Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026 Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. —

CBS News, 9 May 2026 Making the lives of Idahoans affordable, fixing healthcare, helping farmers produce affordable food and still make a living, saving our public lands and national forest for future generations, and making sure vets, servicemen and women and seniors are not used as pawns in political games. —

Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026 First of all, wounded servicemen and heavy equipment were evacuated. —

Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Robert Roberts and his wife Iris White chronicle much, including Black servicemen who came back from the war with European brides. —

Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 For much of the 20th century in the United States, tattoos were associated with rebellion and criminality — linked to prisoners, gangs and subcultures, as well as servicemen like sailors and soldiers. —

Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 And for those who don’t know, the Defense Health Agency is the hospital network that services servicemen and women. —

Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026 War should always be a last resort, especially when putting the lives of American servicemen and women in harm’s way. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for servicemen

Noun

The parade featured a flyover by fighter planes above the Kremlin, and soldiers marched on the Red Square, in front of Lenin’s mausoleum.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired attack drones into Israel near the border with Lebanon, and three soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in one of the attacks.

— Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026