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

Given the global deployment of US troops and the frequency of its use of force, the fear was that the ICC would make US officials and soldiers vulnerable, and would reduce its freedom of military action. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026

The Army officer who directly supervised Wes Moore in Afghanistan says the Maryland governor never led soldiers in combat and had no troops assigned to him. — Drew Sullins, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026

The number also includes the iconic Wooden Soldier Fall, where all the toy soldiers fall down domino style, from the beginning of the chorus line to the end. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Handheld cameras and spattered lenses put the viewer on the sand with the soldiers. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

In that most pivotal clash of the Civil War, more than 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or reported missing. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

The team sought to develop a way to deploy conventional munitions from drones without requiring soldiers to carry out field modifications or manually remove existing safety mechanisms. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

By midnight, the Anglo-French assault had stopped; not because their soldiers wilted, but because the governments commanding them had been forced to capitulate under pressure from Washington. — David Averre, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

The statement said that one of the restaurant group’s owners has partnered with the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and that several restaurants hosted free events for Israeli soldiers, among other reasons. — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026