WARRIOR Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

warrior

noun

ˈwȯr-yər

as in soldier

a person engaged in military service a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors

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Recent Examples of warrior The French archaeologist also made sure to highlight the person’s beardless face, but the most striking and obvious difference is visible in the warrior’s proportions. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026 Balance is necessary as the Moon opposes warrior Mars, with Luna in your 7th House of Bonds and Mars in your very own sign. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 Zendaya plays Chani, a Fremen warrior and love interest to Timothée Chalamet's lead character Paul Atreides in the Dune movies. —

Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 Enrique Iglesias appeared as a cruel Emperor whose plans were thwarted by the musical warriors. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warrior

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Noun

Military police are often the only armed personnel on base, outside of shooting ranges, hunting areas or in training, where soldiers can wield their service weapons without ammunition.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The village’s Black residents, including Hettie, are energized by a promising but tangled effort to redress a long-standing injustice—the unequal compensation received by Black South African soldiers in the Second World War.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026