Synonyms and Antonyms of armed forces

the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

group of people willing to obey orders (noun.group)

armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency (noun.group)

a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion (noun.group)

a medical practitioner in the armed forces (noun.person)

lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force (verb.competition)

imbued with militarism (adj.all)

unauthorized military absence (noun.act)

(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act)

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat (noun.act)

(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action (noun.act)

to break off a military action with an enemy (noun.act)

a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion (noun.act)

the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies (noun.act)

breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) (noun.act)

(military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route (noun.act)

a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground (noun.act)

(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) (noun.act)

movement of military units to a new location (noun.act)

a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy (noun.act)

entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated (noun.act)

a show of military force or preparedness (noun.act)

compulsory service in the military during peacetime (noun.act)

labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) (noun.act)

the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations (noun.act)

all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces (noun.act)

a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets (noun.act)

a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation (noun.act)

(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms (noun.act)

(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle (noun.act)

training soldiers in military procedures (noun.act)

the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline (noun.act)

training in marching and the use of weapons (noun.act)

(military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) (noun.act)

drill on a barracks square (noun.act)

a military engagement (noun.act)

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun.act)

a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act)

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (noun.act)

military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum (noun.act)

activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) (noun.act)

a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air more.. a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces (noun.act)

a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order (noun.act)

the military action of resisting the enemy's advance (noun.act)

a military training exercise (noun.act)

an engagement fought between two military forces (noun.act)

several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) (noun.act)

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country (noun.act)

an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters (noun.act)

a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position (noun.act)

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission (noun.act)

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (noun.act)

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy (noun.act)

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack (noun.act)

a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment (noun.act)

a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) (noun.act)

the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) (noun.act)

a military operation by both land and sea forces (noun.act)

military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments (noun.act)

a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly (noun.act)

a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary (noun.act)

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack (noun.act)

the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence (noun.act)

(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy (noun.act)

the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power (noun.act)

compulsory military service (noun.act)

a trial that is conducted by a military court (noun.act)

assistance between and within military commands (noun.act)

action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service (noun.act)

a base for military aircraft (noun.artifact)

weaponry used by military or naval force (noun.artifact)

a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun) (noun.artifact)

(military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry (noun.artifact)

a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms (noun.artifact)

any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use (noun.artifact)

a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping (noun.artifact)

United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber (noun.artifact)

a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel (noun.artifact)

installation from which a military force initiates operations (noun.artifact)

a military uniform designed for field service (noun.artifact)

lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) (noun.artifact)

a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight (noun.artifact)

camp for training military recruits (noun.artifact)

a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition (noun.artifact)

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers (noun.artifact)

military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces (noun.artifact)

a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) (noun.artifact)

(military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded (noun.artifact)

a military uniform worn on formal occasions (noun.artifact)

military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon (noun.artifact)

military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor (noun.artifact)

a temporary military hospital near the battle lines (noun.artifact)

a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air (noun.artifact)

naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target (noun.artifact)

naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target (noun.artifact)

the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions (noun.artifact)

a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact)

(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes (noun.artifact)

a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained (noun.artifact)

military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship (noun.artifact)

a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military (noun.artifact)

major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) (noun.artifact)

the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command (noun.artifact)

a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital (noun.artifact)

temporary military shelter (noun.artifact)

an encampment of huts (chiefly military) (noun.artifact)

a public toilet in a military area (noun.artifact)

equipment and supplies of a military force (noun.artifact)

a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax (noun.artifact)

hospital for soldiers and other military personnel (noun.artifact)

any facility servicing military forces (noun.artifact)

military installation at which a body of troops is stationed (noun.artifact)

living quarters for personnel on a military post (noun.artifact)

prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers (noun.artifact)

vehicle used by the armed forces (noun.artifact)

(military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral) (noun.artifact)

military installation servicing naval forces (noun.artifact)

a military shipyard (noun.artifact)

military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth of a dull olive color (noun.artifact)

a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops (noun.artifact)

a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment (noun.artifact)

a vehicle performing sentinel duty (noun.artifact)

any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons (noun.artifact)

living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) (noun.artifact)

a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy (noun.artifact)

fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top (noun.artifact)

(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses (noun.artifact)

the military uniform and insignia of a regiment (noun.artifact)

a military base for rocket missiles (noun.artifact)

military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired (noun.artifact)

(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements (noun.artifact)

an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away (noun.artifact)

an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads (noun.artifact)

a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment (noun.artifact)

any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops (noun.artifact)

military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain) (noun.artifact)

an aircraft designed and used for combat (noun.artifact)

a government ship that is available for waging war (noun.artifact)

a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) (noun.artifact)

military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews (noun.artifact)

naval strength (noun.attribute)

a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review (noun.attribute)

capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war (noun.attribute)

(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target (noun.attribute)

the leadership ability of a military general (noun.cognition)

the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare (noun.cognition)

the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy (noun.cognition)

the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war (noun.cognition)

an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces (noun.communication)

a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company (noun.communication)

a formal military gesture of respect (noun.communication)

information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations (noun.communication)

a permit to enter or leave a military installation (noun.communication)

(military) signal to turn the lights out (noun.communication)

(military) signal to wake up (noun.communication)

(military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown (noun.communication)

a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters (noun.communication)

an insignia worn on a military uniform (noun.communication)

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed (noun.communication)

an order to report for military duty (noun.communication)

detailed instructions, as for a military operation (noun.communication)

(military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act (noun.communication)

(military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act (noun.communication)

a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future (noun.communication)

a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war (noun.communication)

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service (noun.communication)

a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service (noun.communication)

loss of military equipment (noun.event)

loss of military equipment in battle (noun.event)

loss of military equipment in field operations (noun.event)

a decrease of military personnel or equipment (noun.event)

a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat (noun.event)

military personnel lost by death or capture (noun.event)

(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations (noun.event)

a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger mili more.. a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces (noun.group)

the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and more.. the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps (noun.group)

a military unit or region under the control of a single officer (noun.group)

a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective (noun.group)

a military unit that is part of an army (noun.group)

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state (noun.group)

a military unit that is part of a navy (noun.group)

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare (noun.group)

a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters (noun.group)

members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea (noun.group)

a military unit that is part of the airforce (noun.group)

the airborne branch of a country's armed forces (noun.group)

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles (noun.group)

a force that is a branch of the armed forces (noun.group)

a unit that is part of some military service (noun.group)

armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency (noun.group)

the United States military establishment (noun.group)

a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners (noun.group)

the military police of the navy (noun.group)

small military unit; usually two or three platoons (noun.group)

a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant (noun.group)

a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body (noun.group)

a unit of military aircraft (noun.group)

a body of troops arranged in a line (noun.group)

a body of troops in close array (noun.group)

an academy for training military officers (noun.group)

an academy for training naval officers (noun.group)

an academy for training air force officers (noun.group)

a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action (noun.group)

a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel (noun.group)

a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area (noun.group)

an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning an more.. an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition (noun.group)

an army unit that uses big guns (noun.group)

musketeers and their muskets collectively (noun.group)

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place (noun.group)

a highly mobile army unit (noun.group)

an army unit mounted on horseback (noun.group)

an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles (noun.group)

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot (noun.group)

infantry trained and equipped to parachute (noun.group)

civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army (noun.group)

the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service (noun.group)

a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere (noun.group)

a territorial military unit (noun.group)

United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either (noun.group)

a permanent army of paid soldiers (noun.group)

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare (noun.group)

a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army (noun.group)

a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army (noun.group)

an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operation more.. an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders (noun.group)

a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergen more.. a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies (noun.group)

soldiers collectively (noun.group)

troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces (noun.group)

troops belonging to the enemy's military forces (noun.group)

troops trained to fight on horseback (noun.group)

the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place (noun.group)

the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) (noun.group)

an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory (noun.group)

a temporary military unit (noun.group)

military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy (noun.group)

(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff (noun.group)

military staff stationed at headquarters (noun.group)

the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) (noun.group)

the leading military unit in an attack (noun.group)

a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution (noun.group)

a formation of troops (noun.group)

a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass (noun.group)

a military formation for drill or marching (noun.group)

a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits (noun.group)

the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick (noun.group)

a line of units following one after another (noun.group)

a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp) (noun.group)

the aggregation of a country's military aircraft (noun.group)

the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law (noun.group)

the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel (noun.group)

a gathering of military personnel for duty (noun.group)

the middle of a military or naval formation (noun.group)

the side of military or naval formation (noun.group)

the front of a military formation or procession (noun.group)

the back of a military formation or procession (noun.group)

a region in which explosives mines have been placed (noun.location)

a region in which active military operations are in progress (noun.location)

a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) (noun.location)

a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack (noun.location)

(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy (noun.location)

the line along which warring troops meet (noun.location)

a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons (noun.location)

an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation (noun.location)

a portion of a military position (noun.location)

a military area where combat forces operate (noun.location)

a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not res more.. a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war) (noun.location)

an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops (noun.location)

United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy (noun.location)

a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade (noun.person)

an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer (noun.person)

a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force (noun.person)

a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army (noun.person)

a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work (noun.person)

an officer in the armed forces (noun.person)

a player in a band (especially a military band) (noun.person)

a high-ranking military officer (noun.person)

a military trainee (as at a military academy) (noun.person)

the naval officer in command of a military ship (noun.person)

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant (noun.person)

the senior officer of a service of the armed forces (noun.person)

a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank (noun.person)

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general (noun.person)

the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle (noun.person)

airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces (noun.person)

a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain (noun.person)

an officer in command of a military unit (noun.person)

a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids (noun.person)

a military officer holding a commission (noun.person)

a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps (noun.person)

a commissioned officer in the navy (noun.person)

a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral (noun.person)

a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense (noun.person)

a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person)

a military officer who is not assigned to active duty (noun.person)

someone who is drafted into military service (noun.person)

a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline (noun.person)

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) (noun.person)

the officer second in command (noun.person)

an officer holding the highest rank in the army (noun.person)

an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel (noun.person)

a military or naval pilot of fighter planes (noun.person)

a senior naval officer above the rank of captain (noun.person)

a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation (noun.person)

a general officer of the highest rank (noun.person)

officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel (noun.person)

a military officer responsible for investigations (noun.person)

a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander (noun.person)

the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military (noun.person)

a commissioned military officer (noun.person)

a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel (noun.person)

a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander (noun.person)

a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general (noun.person)

an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign (noun.person)

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain (noun.person)

a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general (noun.person)

a member of the United States Marine Corps (noun.person)

a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines (noun.person)

(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank (noun.person)

a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training (noun.person)

a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation (noun.person)

a chaplain in one of the military services (noun.person)

a leader of military forces (noun.person)

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command (noun.person)

a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners (noun.person)

a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy (noun.person)

naval officer in command of a fleet of warships (noun.person)

an officer in the navy (noun.person)

a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare (noun.person)

a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel (noun.person)

a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country (noun.person)

a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area (noun.person)

the supervisor of the military police (noun.person)

a member of a military reserve (noun.person)

a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications) (noun.person)

a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service (noun.person)

someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force (noun.person)

a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) (noun.person)

a new military recruit (noun.person)

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors (noun.person)

a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff (noun.person)

someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating (noun.person)

a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)

nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit (noun.person)

(military) a person who freely enlists for service (noun.person)

holds rank by virtue of a warrant (noun.person)

a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends (noun.person)

aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another (noun.possession)

supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government (noun.possession)

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) (noun.state)

rank in a military organization (noun.state)

the rank of a flag officer (noun.state)

careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military) (noun.state)

(military) a written leave of absence (noun.time)

(military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death (noun.time)

(military) a day for military exercises and display (noun.time)

eat in a mess hall (verb.consumption)

make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing (verb.motion)

separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment (verb.motion)

provide housing for (military personnel) (verb.stative)

(military) set up and placed on active assignment (adj.all)

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms (adj.all)

(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms (adj.all)

protected by armor (used of persons or things military) (adj.all)

(used of persons or things military) without protective armor (adj.all)

provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military) (adj.all)

(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad (adj.all)

(military) of or intended for or involved in military operations (adj.all)

engaged in or ready for military or naval operations (adj.all)

ready for service (adj.all)

(military) not involved in military operations (adj.all)

(used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces (adj.all)