Synonyms for armored
- adjective
- American English
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
armor-plated, armour-plated UK, mechanized, mechanised UK, bullet-proof, tank, mailed, panoplied
Definitions
- adj. 1
Clad or equipped with arms or armor.
Related words
- Phrases
- armored combat fight armored combat armored combat fighting armored combat vehicle armored fist armored soldier armored truck armored van
- Other spellings
- armoured UK
Choose the right word
With the disuse of defensive armor the word has practically gone out of military use, but it is still employed in the navy, where the distinction is clearly preserved; any vessel provided with cannon is an armed vessel; an armored ship is an ironclad.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- tank I can drive to Boston and back on one tank of gas.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| armored | steady | |
| tank | falling | |
| mechanized | falling | |
| panoplied | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tank1
- 6 letters
- mailed1
- 9 letters
- panoplied
- 10 letters
- mechanized3, mechanised
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mechanized3 = 3 syllables).