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

In a victory march across the makeshift bridge, the soldiers transported 140 Carthaginian elephants from Sicily to Rome’s Circus Maximus, according to the first-century historian Pliny the Elder. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

All the gold is gone, and there’s barely enough to pay her soldiers, let alone throw a lavish coronation. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Thirty-two Cuban soldiers working security for Maduro were killed in the raid. — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Militants have carried out shooting attacks against Israeli troops in Gaza, and five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Security has been significantly tightened in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, with soldiers and police officers patrolling major roads and public spaces. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Journalists at Mediazona and the BBC have confirmed the names of more than 230,000 Russian soldiers killed. — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

According to the bureau, which is conducting the investigation, the National Guard soldiers involved in the shooting are assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2026

The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026