Synonyms for infantry
ˈɪn fən triin·fant·ry

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1. infantry, footnoun

   an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

   "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"

   Synonyms:
   fundament, understructure, base, human foot, ft, foundation, metrical unit, metrical foot, groundwork, substructure, foot, invertebrate foot, pes, animal foot

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1. • Army Unit
   • Military

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. infantrynoun

   Synonyms:
   foot-soldiers

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1. List of paraphrases for "infantry":

   infantrymen, foot

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1. Mick Ryan:

   Included in these will not only be new western tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, wheeled vehicles and other equipment but also a lot of engineering equipment.

2. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   As long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before, they'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat. They'll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALS, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers and everything else that was previously open only to men.

3. Gary Li:

   The main advantage of playing around with the marines is that they have a higher concentration of specialists, act well as light infantry, have good esprit de corps, and are nimble enough to be deployed over long distances if needed.

4. Richard Casper:

   It was so hard to comprehend what happened because we go to work the next day like nothing happened, when you're in the infantry, they have to strip away all your vulnerabilities. They have to, because( otherwise) you're not going to survive in war.

5. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   They'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat. They'll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALS, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers and everything else that was previously open only to men.