Synonyms for military
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
soldier-like, martial, warlike, militaristic, soldierly, militaric rare, militarical rare
Noun
1. Armed forces
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
She was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.
- n. 1
Armed forces.
He spent six years in the military.
Forms
- Plural
- militaries → armies, forces, soldieries…
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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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- martial Boris had an extraordinary talent in martial arts.
- warlike Under peaceful conditions, the warlike man attacks himself.
- militaristic Virtually militaristic discipline reigned in the summer camp.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| military | steady | |
| martial | steady | |
| warlike | falling | |
| militaristic | rising | |
| soldierly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- army2
- 5 letters
- force1
- 6 letters
- forces2
- 7 letters
- martial2, warlike2
- 8 letters
- soldiery
- 9 letters
- soldierly, militaric
- 11 letters
- militarical
- 12 letters
- militaristic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (army2 = 2 syllables).