TROOPS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

troops 1 of 2

noun

plural of troop

as in soldiers

the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation the troops overseas are grateful for the support of so many at home

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troops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of troop

as in marches

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Recent Examples of troops

Noun

Surrounded by some of the state capital’s oldest buildings, the Green is where troops once assembled during the American Revolution and where suffragettes campaigned for women’s rights. —

Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 According to the Museum, more than 150,000 troops participated in the invasion, one of the largest amphibious military operations in history and a pivotal step toward the liberation of Western Europe. —

Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026 June 6 is also the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, turning the tide of the war in Europe. —

Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 June 2026 Helicopters and troops descending upon the Puente Hills Mall rattled Palacios and her daughter, who live a block away from the shopping center. —

Joy Benedict, CBS News, 6 June 2026 All the while, Russian state TV continued to air the Kremlin’s talking points about the valor of its troops, the evils of Ukraine and its Western allies, and the approaching victory of Russia. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 Thursday’s letter, the first public message Zelenskyy has written directly to Putin since Russia sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, was a sweeping critique of the Russian leader’s 26 years in power, as well as some taunts about his age. —

ABC News, 6 June 2026 The rotational deployment to Poland of 4,000 troops from the Army's 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas, was canceled in a memo sent to the military at the beginning of May. —

Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026 Militants have carried out shooting attacks on troops, and Israel says its strikes are in response to that and other violations. —

Ahmad Mantash, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for troops

Noun

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in separate incidents, according to their military.

— Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Strikers viewed militiamen and soldiers as strikebreakers, and with the arrival of troops in Chicago, the violence escalated dramatically, as did civilian deaths.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026