WARRIORS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

warriors

noun

plural of warrior

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors

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Recent Examples of warriors For active weekend or midweek warriors, Nantucket offers miles upon miles of bike paths and nearly endless opportunities for paddling. — Josh Roberts, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 One hundred and fifty years ago, Crazy Horse helped lead his warriors in the Battle of Little Bighorn. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 The film follows a group of 300 Spartan warriors facing overwhelming odds. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 The games were created to replace the traditional practice of lion hunting as a rite of passage, allowing young warriors to demonstrate strength and bravery while supporting wildlife conservation. — Nicola Shepherd, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026 While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 In the beginning, Piker wanted to show young men that leftists could be fun — not just woke social-justice warriors and PC scolds. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 Towle was one of many participants in the May 28 show, a collaboration between The Chemo Club, a community uplifting cancer warriors, and Post Swim, a brand for women who’ve undergone reconstructive surgery. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Today, cargo ships are facing down everything from boarders to kamikaze drones, cyber warriors and advanced missiles. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Back in the sunflower field, once the drones were airborne, the soldiers packed up their equipment and drove away, leaving hardly any traces of their activity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The former defense minister acknowledged the difficulties of holding a vote during the war, including how to ensure soldiers, people who live near the front line and Ukrainians who fled the war can cast their ballots.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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The key question for the inflation-fighters at the Fed — not to mention for consumers struggling with high gas and grocery prices — is how quickly those one-time effects will fade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Assad fled the capital Damascus as rebel fighters closed in nearly two years ago, and is currently in Russia, where he and his family were granted asylum on humanitarian grounds.

— Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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