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  • adj.soldierlike; concerning the armed forces
  • nounarmed force

synonyms for military

  • naval
  • army
  • combatant
  • fighting
  • martial
  • militant
  • noncivilian
  • warmongering
  • aggressive
  • armed
  • combative
  • militaristic
  • soldierly
  • warlike
On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to military, such as: army, naval, combatant, fighting, martial, and militant.

antonyms for military

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  • civilian
  • noncombatant
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How to use military in a sentence

Instead, it is busy bolstering its military presence in the Mediterranean, using its military gains in Syria as a stepping stone.
BUTTERFLY EFFECT: THE NEXT U.S.-RUSSIA CONFLICT THEATER COULD BE THE MEDITERRANEANCHARU KASTURISEPTEMBER 17, 2020OZY
We’re the first military responders, but we’re the last one when the civilian capacity has been exhausted completely.
MOBILIZING THE NATIONAL GUARD DOESN’T MEAN YOUR STATE IS UNDER MARTIAL LAW. USUALLY.BY LOGAN JAFFESEPTEMBER 17, 2020PROPUBLICA
During Tuesday’s trip, Biden also plans to hold a roundtable with military veterans in Tampa, according to his campaign.
TRUMP, IN TOWN HALL, SAYS HE WOULDN’T HAVE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY ON PANDEMICCOLBY ITKOWITZ, JOSH DAWSEY, FELICIA SONMEZ, JOHN WAGNERSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POST
He’s looking for something to happen, because he knows with the military buildup in the area … it could happen.
CAN LIBYA’S FRAGILE PEACE SURVIVE FRESH CRACKS?CHARU KASTURISEPTEMBER 15, 2020OZY
Buttigieg, a military veteran, spoke plainly about coming out and getting married.
LGBTQ: THE LETTERS REPUBLICANS DIDN’T UTTERHANS JOHNSONSEPTEMBER 11, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE
He lies, buys his way out of military service with a doctor’s note, and then badmouths those who chose to serve.
MY DAD SERVED IN WWII — HE WAS A HERO, NOT A LOSERPETER ROSENSTEINSEPTEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE
The Pentagon has ordered the shut down of the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, despite objections by Congress, per the AP.
OUTCRY AS PENTAGON ORDERS SHUTDOWN OF THE CENTURY-OLD STARS AND STRIPES NEWSPAPERLAURIN-WHITNEY GOTTBRATHSEPTEMBER 4, 2020AXIOS
Legislation proposed in South Korea would add entertainers who have made “great contributions” in popular culture to the list of men who can delay their mandatory military service.
SOUTH KOREAN BOY BAND BTS BUILT AN ARMY. NOW, THEY MIGHT GET TO DEFER MILITARY SERVICEKDUNN6SEPTEMBER 4, 2020FORTUNE
That’s what you do with someone who doesn’t follow orders in a semi-military organization.
WHAT CAN MAYORS DO WHEN THE POLICE STOP DOING THEIR JOBS?BY ALEC MACGILLISSEPTEMBER 3, 2020PROPUBLICA
He began his military career at the age of 11, and continued in the service nearly 60 years.
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WORDS RELATED TO MILITARY

  • armaments
  • armed services
  • defense forces
  • fighting machines
  • militaries
  • military services
  • services
  • troops
  • commandos
  • fighters
  • force
  • military
  • rangers
  • reserves
  • soldiers
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