INFANTRYMEN Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

infantrymen

noun

plural of infantryman

as in cavalrymen

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Relevance

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civilians

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Noun

That means determining how robots are transported, controlled, tasked, and integrated with soldiers and existing command structures.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of soldiers

Noun

But the current Sinaloa turf war—la narcopandemia, locals call it—has created new categories of victims, far from the foot soldiers and hit men targeted in previous spasms of violence.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of foot soldiers

Noun

The preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons is days away, roster cuts are next Sunday, and the season opener at the Las Vegas raiders is three weeks away.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Though the tomb raiders have been arrested, the total number of robberies is still unclear.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of raiders

Noun

Protective, almost — which makes sense, as its stunning chandeliers are designed to look like the shields and spears of African Masai warriors.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
In ancient legend, 300 Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force, relying on a critical bottleneck to offset impossible odds.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of warriors

Noun

Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
As Yerman called for help from the grunts and worked on getting medical evacuation helicopters inbound, Capers ordered Crepeau to call in mortars dangerously close to the Marines’ position—a risky gamble that silenced the enemy guns.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of grunts

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