VICE ADMIRALS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

vice admirals

noun

plural of vice admiral

as in sea captains

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Noun

Throughout this year, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been weakening the Navy’s leadership by blocking the promotion of nearly 20 admirals.

— Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
However, many say graft has only worsened under the aegis of generals and admirals.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of admirals

Noun

Rather than immediately exposing maneuver forces to direct contact, Russian commanders typically first attempt to inflict sufficient losses on Ukrainian defenders to make the subsequent assault more manageable.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
During the first hour, pine grove owners urged fire commanders to light a backfire a few hundred yards from Le Porge.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of commanders

Noun

The American League and National League teams will be managed by John Schneider and Dave Roberts, respectively, the skippers of last year’s World Series clubs.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Ludwig says many breakfast skippers end up overeating at night.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026

Definition of skippers

Noun

To be among my best of the best, a restaurant must serve dishes and drinks that are complete in terms of flavor and technique, from the premeal cocktails to dessert—like an album with no skips.

— Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
The knob controls volume and can be clicked to pause and resume content (double- or triple-clicking skips and reverses songs, respectively).

— Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 June 2026

Definition of skips

Noun

The lower ranks might appreciate the freedom and adaptability of this arrangement, but their commanding officers in Kyiv do not.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Last Thursday, the Navy’s top spokesman, Rear Admiral John Robinson, released a policy that mandated the sea service remove all public-facing information about its commanding officers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of commanding officers

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