Synonyms of soldiers

soldiers

noun

plural of soldier

as in warriors

a person engaged in military service

one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warriors
• fighters
• marines
• servicemen
• veterans
• troopers
• raiders
• legionaries
• dragoons
• rangers
• recruits
• legionnaires
• knights
• dogfaces
• Confederates
• men-at-arms
• partisans
• musketeers
• regulars
• infantrymen
• conscripts
• cavalrymen
• combatants
• servicewomen
• riflemen
• guardsmen
• guerrillas
• artillerymen
• doughboys
• militiamen
• foot soldiers
• cannoneers
• cavaliers
• GIs
• archers
• commandos
• cuirassiers
• footmen
• noncombatants
• gunners
• reservists
• paramilitaries
• lancers
• pikemen
• Continentals
• crossbowmen
• grunts
• spearmen
• carabineers
• minutemen
• irregulars
• jarheads
• draftees
• Federals
• champions
• gendarmes
• enrollees
• warhorses
• mortarmen
• diggers
• lifers
• counterguerrillas
• gallowglasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soldiers

The soldiers killed in Jordan were identified by the Defense Department as Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

With 18 deaths and nearly 100 soldiers injured, the Pentagon is also under pressure to address the impact to US troops. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Also yesterday, the Defense Department identified two soldiers killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan as 25-year-old Tyler James Feehan of Hawaii and 19-year-old Isabella Gonzales of Texas. — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026

His loss will inspire his fellow soldiers to continue the mission. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

The soldiers were part of a supply and logistics unit based in Iowa who were working at a shipping container-style building that had no defenses. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

The 1990s were a period of instability across the country, including in Goma, which saw periods of widespread looting that started with mutinous security forces and during which soldiers terrorized the population. — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

During the incident, Israeli soldiers also pointed their rifles at the CNN crew and detained them. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

In one deadly encounter last week, two National Guard soldiers were the ones who fired their weapons. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 July 2026