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army

[ahr-mee] / ˈɑr mi /
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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Masie Nchama, a computer science student who dreamed of moving abroad, left the central African nation for military training but found himself forcibly enrolled in the Russian army and headed for war.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

A simple row of spruce trees marked the finish line for Canadian army reservists and combat members after a marathon two months pushing through one of the harshest environments on Earth: Canada's vast Arctic.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Also Sunday, the Israeli army accused Hezbollah of using a hospital compound in south Lebanon's Bint Jbeil "for military purposes".

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Muhammad Daud Ali, a former Indian army technician, recently discovered that he was no longer a voter in his home state of West Bengal.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“Yeah, I heard. But they’re not the army or the National Guard, and they’re not the police. Vigilantes is what they are,” she said.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz