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

Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which traces its roots to 1954, involved around 18,000 Korean troops and an undisclosed number of American soldiers this year. — Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

The good news is the world has not seen a successful military coup since November of last year, when soldiers deposed the president of Guinea-Bissau on the coast of West Africa. — Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian soldiers have looted numerous artworks from the Kherson Regional Art Museum, including 100 paintings and thousands of other objects. — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

The film, set in the Belgian trenches of the First World War, follows the love between two young soldiers who try, through art and intimacy, to escape the horrors around them. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

It’s been a year since Israeli soldiers killed 22 Palestinians, including journalists and rescue workers, in a double strike on a hospital in Gaza. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Bana Rashida fled in 2017 as soldiers fired around her family. — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Its soldiers have fought and died by our soldiers, from the beaches of Normandy to the rugged terrain of Afghanistan. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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