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

Recent Ukrainian drone strikes have been targeting the nationwide storage and transport network of Wildberries, which Kyiv says facilitates the sale of military equipment -- including drones -- to Russian soldiers. — David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

American soldiers fighting in the Mediterranean theater were sent there on leave during WWII. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Ormund seemingly isn’t scared to learn that enough soldiers to fill a basketball arena are about to bang down the door. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Wakanda Forever thus became a story about mourning — but piling so many fictional deaths (ranging from nameless soldiers and civilians to the queen of Wakanda herself) on top of the real one becomes emotionally hard to take after a certain point. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Former child soldiers describe being abducted by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, shackled and ordered to fire on warplanes and civilians, under threat of beatings or death. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

There’s also still work to be done to counteract soldiers’ longstanding preferences for fast food. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

But Kyiv opted instead to simply kill more Russian soldiers and faster, according to Gentile and Radin. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

This fiscal year, the Army has already met its active-duty recruiting goal with more than 61,500 future soldiers signing on for service. — Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026