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

Earlier this week, soldiers in the United States tested rapidly deployable counter-drone systems. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Confident in the safety of their compound, Andrew and the soldiers were oblivious to the boy’s bad intentions. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Israeli forces demolished two homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday belonging to Palestinian gunmen who carried out an attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Horace hopes the goal of the Salvadoran reinforcements isn’t solely to find the Salvadoran soldiers ambushed by the Chen Mechan gang. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

How could anyone in the military support a repulsive, draft-dodging coward who called dead soldiers suckers and losers? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026

Hundreds of emergency workers, firefighters, police officers and soldiers responded to the scene of Wednesday’s crash to rescue survivors and recover bodies. — Hernan Muñoz, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Meloni moved quickly after the previous weekend’s looting and clashes, sending 500 additional soldiers to Milan and approving tougher penalties for minors involved in vandalism. — Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Israeli soldiers who fought in the war risk arrest in some countries. — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026