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ARMED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ARMED?

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Need another word that means the same as “armed”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “armed” in this overview.

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Armed as an Adjective
Definitions of "Armed" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Armed" as an adjective (3 Words)
Usage Examples of "Armed" as an adjective
Associations of "Armed" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Armed” are: fighting, soldierly, martial

Armed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Armed" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “armed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Characterized by having or bearing arms.
Having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination.
Involving the use of firearms.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms.
Having claws, a beak, etc. of a specified tincture.
(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns.
Furnished with bristles and thorns.
Equipped with or carrying a firearm or firearms.

Synonyms of "Armed" as an adjective (3 Words)

fighting	Displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Review the fighting* forces.*
martial	Suggesting war or military life. Martial law.
soldierly	(of persons) befitting a warrior. It is not soldierly* to shrink from the perils of the field.*

Usage Examples of "Armed" as an adjective

The many-armed goddess Shiva.
Armed robbery.
Heavily armed troops.
A lion rampant argent, armed and langued azure.

Associations of "Armed" (30 Words)

armament	Weaponry used by military or naval force. Instruments of disarmament rather than of armament.
army	The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. Army officers.
artillery	Large but transportable armament. Each corps included two regiments of field artillery.
bank	Do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank. The pilot had to bank* the aircraft.*
brigade	Form or unite into a brigade. They thought the speech too closely brigaded with illegal action.
brigadier	A general officer ranking below a major general.
burglary	Illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft. A two year sentence for burglary.
cantonment	Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.
combatant	Someone who fights (or is fighting. In the long Russo Swedish conflict both combatants endured terrible sacrifices.
corps	A branch of an army assigned to a particular kind of work. Diplomatic corps.
disarm	Take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country. A well executed disarm.
disarmament	Act of reducing or depriving of arms. The disarmament* of the aggressor nations must be complete.*
extortion	The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats. The extortion* by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty.*
gun	Used as a nickname for a ship s gunnery officer. He gunned the car away from the kerb.
hijacking	Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force. He was involved in a hijacking* in 1981.*
insurgence	A large increase. Annexation provoked extensive insurgence.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
martial	Of or relating to the armed forces. Martial bravery.
military	The military forces of a nation. He organized his shows with military* precision.*
militia	A military force that engages in rebel or terrorist activities in opposition to a regular army. Their troops were untrained militia.
munition	Military weapons ammunition equipment and stores. Reserves of nuclear chemical and conventional munitions.
regiment	Assign to a regiment. The whole regiment* of women MPs.*
robbery	Unashamed swindling or overcharging. An armed robbery.
shoplifting	The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. She had convictions for shoplifting.
soldier	Serve as a soldier. The soldiers stood at attention.
steal	Steal a base. He finished with eight points four steals and seven assists.
theft	The action or crime of stealing. He was convicted of theft.
thief	A person who steals another person’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence. The thief* stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.*
thieve	Be a thief; steal something. The students have been thieving my favourite art books.
thievery	The action of stealing another person’s property. Petty thievery.