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

Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Kuvshynova and the two soldiers never made it out of the car. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

But what chance would American soldiers have against a country whose military doctrine has already imagined active resistance in populated areas, backed by citizens who could potentially provide intelligence, surveillance and other forms of support? — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Nazi counterintelligence was so brutal that the Germans couldn’t imagine enemy soldiers would want to get captured on purpose. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

The soldiers, like so many before them and so many after them in conflicts around the world, were just following orders. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed soldiers to help police combat violent crime and organized gangs. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

The soldiers discussed their faith at the front on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026