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

The suspects who remained in Haiti awaiting trial included 17 Colombian soldiers and Joseph Badio, a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit. — Evens Sanon, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

Quiñones did not identify the suspects, but those who remain in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian government official. — Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Dating back to the early 19th century, the caps were intended to make soldiers appear taller and more imposing on the battlefield. — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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

In the course of three weeks, Israeli soldiers destroyed much of the area, razing schools and mosques and commandeering buildings for use as military posts. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

French military policy in Lebanon prohibits identifying soldiers by first names for security reasons. — Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 19 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

The United States lost more than 2,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and more than 4,000 in Iraq, and more than 50,000 were wounded between the two conflicts. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026