Synonyms for armor
- noun
- American English
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Suit of armour — A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively
suit of armour, mail, cavalry, suit of armor, coat of mail, plate, body armor, chain mail, panoply, hauberk
Definitions
- n. 1
A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
- n. 2
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
Related words
- Word family
- arm armament arms
- Phrases
- suit of armor body armor armor plate plate armor scale armor
- Other spellings
- armour UK
Forms
- Plural
- armors → mails, cavalries, plates, panoplies…
Choose the right word
Arms are implements of attack; armor is a defensive covering. The knight put on his armor; he grasped his arms.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- cavalry Caesar led the whole cavalry across the mountain.
- tank I can drive to Boston and back on one tank of gas.
- armament The assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament.
By length
- 4 letters
- mail1, tank1, horn1
- 5 letters
- guard1, plate1
- 6 letters
- chitin
- 7 letters
- defense2, defence2, cavalry3, harness2, panoply3, cuirass, hauberk
- 8 letters
- armament3, carapace, armature, corselet
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defense2 = 2 syllables).