Synonyms for military
ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr imil·i·ta·ry

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1. military

   An army is an organized body of men armed for war, ordinarily considerable in numbers, always independent in organization so far as not to be a constituent part of any other command. Organization, unity, and independence, rather than numbers are the essentials of an army. We speak of the invading army of Cortes or Pizarro, tho either body was contemptible in numbers from a modern military standpoint. We may have a little army, a large army, or a vast army. Host is used for any vast and orderly assemblage; as, the stars are called the heavenly host. Multitude expresses number without order or organization; a multitude of armed men is not an army, but a mob. Legion (from the Latin) and phalanx (from the Greek) are applied by a kind of poetic license to modern forces; the plural legions is preferred to the singular. Military is a general word for land-forces; the military may include all the armed soldiery of a nation, or the term may be applied to any small detached company, as at a fort, in distinction from civilians. Any organized body of men by whom the law or will of a people is executed is a force; the word is a usual term for the police of any locality.

   Synonyms:
   armament, army, array, force, forces, host, legions, multitude, phalanx, soldiers, soldiery, troops

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1. military

   Synonyms:
   soldierly, soldierlike

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1. military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machineadjective

   the military forces of a nation

   "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

   Synonyms:
   armed services, armed forces, military machine, war machine

   Antonyms:
   unsoldierly, nonmilitary, unmilitary, civil, civilian, noncombatant

2. militaryadjective

   of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

   "military law"

   Antonyms:
   civilian, unsoldierly, unmilitary, nonmilitary, civil, noncombatant

3. militaryadjective

   characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military

   "military uniforms"

   Antonyms:
   unmilitary, civil, unsoldierly, civilian, noncombatant, nonmilitary

4. militaryadjective

   associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians

   "military police"

   Antonyms:
   civilian, noncombatant, civil, unmilitary, nonmilitary, unsoldierly

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1. militaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   soldierly, soldier-like

2. militaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   martial, warlike

3. militarynoun

   Synonyms:
   soldiery, army, body of soldiers

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1. militaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   martial

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1. List of paraphrases for "military":

   army, militaire, armed, court-martial, militaires, servicemen, militarily, soldiers, martial, troops, soldier, forces, militar, serviceman, asgari, military-to-military, al-askari, member, military-linked, defense, military-related

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1. Debra Dickson:

   The military protects us.

2. Volodomyr Zelensky:

   In the darkest time for our country, for the whole Europe, I call on you to do more, new packages of sanctions are needed, constantly, every week until the Russian military machine stops. Restrictions are needed for everyone on whom this unjust regime is based.

3. Kampala Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire:

   The military is not allowing people to go in. They are just reading whatever results that they want. This election was just rigged in such a blatant way, it is a sign of intimidation of the regime, but also they are very scared of the people. They lost this election in a very bad way. Bobi Wine is such a uniting factor, so they fear that the people might rise up, so that is why they are keeping him under a kind of house arrest. Bobi Wine is illegal and unconstitutional.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   My guess is that the Ukrainians had something to do with it, but we'll have to wait and see how that unfolds. We do know for sure that this is humiliating for Vladimir Putin, he built this bridge, I remember the pictures of him driving across it — It was one of their great achievements. I think it was 2018 when that bridge was built, so it's nearly brand new and to watch it in flames, to watch the rest of the supply lines out of Crimea into southern Ukraine at risk is certainly something that is a game changer on the ground in Ukraine. As Trey reported this morning, Ukrainians are doing phenomenal work of liberating town after town after town and the Russian military is failing desperately.

5. Kirsten Gillibrand:

   American military, if they do these reforms, will have fewer dangerous criminals and far more heroes ... The brave men and women we send to war to keep us safe deserve nothing less than a justice system equal to their sacrifice.