Synonyms of warriors

warriors

noun

plural of warrior

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service

a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldiers
• fighters
• raiders
• marines
• veterans
• troopers
• servicemen
• rangers
• legionaries
• dragoons
• legionnaires
• knights
• recruits
• men-at-arms
• musketeers
• partisans
• dogfaces
• regulars
• combatants
• infantrymen
• cavalrymen
• Confederates
• conscripts
• cavaliers
• archers
• riflemen
• guardsmen
• artillerymen
• servicewomen
• foot soldiers
• guerrillas
• commandos
• doughboys
• lancers
• cuirassiers
• crossbowmen
• spearmen
• militiamen
• champions
• cannoneers
• pikemen
• footmen
• gunners
• noncombatants
• grunts
• Continentals
• minutemen
• GIs
• carabineers
• paramilitaries
• irregulars
• warhorses
• jarheads
• reservists
• draftees
• enrollees
• Federals
• mortarmen
• diggers
• gendarmes
• counterguerrillas
• lifers
• gallowglasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of warriors

After a bloody skirmish with the orcs and wild men, an imposing figure arrives on horseback, grabbing one of the warriors and hurling him at Galadriel’s approaching horse. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

His most significant individual victory comes against Indrajit, another of Ravana’s sons and one of Lanka’s mightiest warriors. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

There, female leaders such as Queen Mother Ramonda, played by Angela Bassett, and her daughter Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) are not only leaders but also warriors. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Under the hood, the Dell 14S runs on an Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 3 CPU, which was built for corporate warriors, casual browsers, and anyone who likes to call different coffee shops their office every day. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

The research team intends to test other pits containing terracotta warriors and build a larger reference set of prints from ancient Chinese populations. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026

Govan drew upon a wide array of influences for Latif’s clothes, referencing Tuareg (particularly in the indigo color palette) and Baye Fall African warriors, as well as the more utilitarian aspects of Japanese samurai clothing. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Her most poignant work centers around the female nomadic warriors. — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

Not that many people are in for it – there are keyboard warriors who love to act out online, but to actually show up is a totally different thing. — Justin Levitt, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026