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

Back in the sunflower field, once the drones were airborne, the soldiers packed up their equipment and drove away, leaving hardly any traces of their activity. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

The former defense minister acknowledged the difficulties of holding a vote during the war, including how to ensure soldiers, people who live near the front line and Ukrainians who fled the war can cast their ballots. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

The past year has seen the first prosecutions of soldiers and military figures using classified knowledge to make money on these prediction markets. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026

Each evaluation gives soldiers an opportunity to assess the vehicle under different operational conditions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Palestinian officials report 87 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers this year. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

However, Ukrainian soldiers also described the Russian Arena-M system successfully shooting down some incoming drones, according to the journalists Dmytro Putiata and Rob Lee. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Police, soldiers and volunteers have been combing through wreckage. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026