NONMILITARY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

nonmilitary

adjective

Definition of nonmilitary

as in civilian

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Recent Examples of nonmilitary Both countries are calling for an end to hostilities in the region, a return to peace talks and the security of nonmilitary targets and shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2026 Those options included military strikes and nonmilitary options, including cyberattacks. — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2026 Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism. — Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonmilitary

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Earlier this year, affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State both carried out attacks on the civilian airport and military airbase, contributing to initial suspicion that militants could have been behind the assault on the capital.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Almost constant air raids in Kyiv have now reached their third day, choking the economy in the Ukrainian capital and severely disrupting civilian life more than 4½ years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of civilian

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Seeing all the fiancé’s extended family in our city for the civil ceremony and reception and friends at the reception put a very poignant sting in our hearts for the four local family members who weren’t included.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Retailers and insurers often require it; product recalls are an expensive bad look; and there are major civil or criminal penalties if a product causes harm.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of civil

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