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armies

NOUN

military force, usually for land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artillery battalion command company corps infantry squad troops

STRONG

battery brigade cavalry column detail division flight formation legion outfit platoon regiment soldiers soldiery wing

WEAK

armed force patrol unit

Antonyms

STRONG

individual whole

NOUN

group resembling military force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

company mob unit

STRONG

array cloud crowd division flock horde host legion multitude outfit pack regiment scores swarm throng

Example Sentences

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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso left Ecowas after military coups brought their armies to power.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Alexandra insisted that Rasputin bless the armies to ensure victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This distinction mattered enormously to the founders, who were deeply suspicious of standing armies and associated them with tyranny and imperial overreach.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Mythos has sparked fears of hackers commanding armies of AI agents able to break through computer defenses with ease.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

By the time World War I broke out, lethal new weapons gave the armies of 1914 a concentration of firepower unimaginable in any previous period of warfare.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman