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

Meanwhile, seven Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire. — Arkansas Online, 28 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

Kaczynski learns that he was manipulated, and that Murray and his team had been studying his response to stress during these debates to better understand soldiers returning from war and to see what makes young men submit. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

The broader concept envisions robots entering dangerous areas after sensors identify a threat, reducing the need to expose soldiers to direct danger. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

The investigation into Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza was shot at night on rooftops in Tel Aviv where the filmmakers interviewed Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers about destruction and loss of life. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

In addition to Purple Hearts, soldiers at the ceremony received numerous combat action badges. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

In a post on X, the Gang Suppression Force said the soldiers from the Central African country are part of its continuing build-up and deployment. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026