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. The US:

   There's no way also that the The US or any other foreign government can' singlehandedly' engage in a battle like Marawi because the Philippine Constitution forbids it, foreign troops and foreign military may help by providing intel, logistics, weapons but they can't, technically, actively participate in combat.

2. Joe Votel:

   I think the vast majority of U.S. military officers and soldiers served honorably and nobly, answered the nation's call in a time of need. And I think we should take pride in that. And I think they attempted to do that. That this did not turn out the way that we all hoped it would be, I think doesn't diminish that. But certainly, the - you know, there will be a level of accountability that we'll have to accept with this.

3. Dan Newhouse:

   This administration's restrictive regulatory interpretation reveals misplaced priorities, unnecessary environmental rules should not take priority over national security and military readiness.

4. Hassna Haj Ali:

   Our training camp is located in Jabel al Zawia in Idlib, and we have been receiving military support from America to help fight Daesh in Aleppo and Idlib.

5. Hoshyar Zebari:

   Prime Minister (Haider) al-Abadi kept dragging his heels. Every time we raised this issue with him, he said, 'Let’s wait until military operations are over', a whole city is being decimated. Look how much the government is contributing, as if they don’t care.