Need another word that means the same as “army”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “army” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Army” are: u. s. army, us army, usa, ground forces, regular army, fighting force, defence force, military force, the military, land force, soldiery, infantry, militia, horde, crowd, swarm, multitude, host, mob, gang, throng, stream, mass, body, band, troop, legion, flock, herd, pack, drove, sea, array
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “army” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| array | An orderly arrangement. It was a bewildering array of books. |
| band | A stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings. Must I fall and die in bands. |
| body | A resonating chamber in a musical instrument as the body of a violin. A regulatory body. |
| crowd | A large number of things or people considered together. The crowd of tall buildings. |
| defence force | A defendant’s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him. |
| drove | A hard straight return (as in tennis or squash. |
| fighting force | The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. |
| flock | A Christian congregation or body of believers, especially one under the charge of a particular minister. A flock of gulls. |
| gang | An informal body of friends. Three men were attacked by a gang of youths. |
| ground forces | The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface. |
| herd | A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. I dodged herds of joggers. |
| horde | A vast multitude. Tartar hordes. |
| host | A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. Your host is Stuart Macmillan. |
| infantry | Soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively. Infantry battalions. |
| land force | The territory occupied by a nation. |
| legion | A large military unit. Legions of photographers and TV cameras. |
| mass | A musical setting for a Mass. Separate the warriors from the mass. |
| military force | The military forces of a nation. |
| militia | The entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service–United States Constitution. Small detachments of militia. |
| mob | A flock or herd of animals. My mob travelled and traded with other people. |
| multitude | A large gathering of people. They would swarm over the river in their multitude. |
| pack | A convenient package or parcel as of cigarettes or film. A pack of thieves. |
| regular army | A soldier in the regular army. |
| sea | Used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea. A ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea. |
| soldiery | Military training or knowledge. The arts of soldiery. |
| stream | The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. The raft floated downstream on the current. |
| swarm | A large number of people or things. A swarm of journalists. |
| the military | The military forces of a nation. |
| throng | A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. He pushed his way through the throng. |
| troop | A group of three or more Scout patrols. A troop of musicians. |
| u. s. army | A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state. |
| us army | A large number of people united for some specific purpose. |
| usa | North American republic containing 50 states – 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| armament | Military weapons and equipment. They brought up more reinforcements and more armament. |
| armed | Equipped with or carrying a firearm or firearms. The many armed goddess Shiva. |
| armored | Equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior. |
| artillery | An army unit that uses big guns. Each corps included two regiments of field artillery. |
| battalion | An army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies. A battalion of ants. |
| brigade | Form into a brigade. They thought the speech too closely brigaded with illegal action. |
| brigadier | A general officer ranking below a major general. |
| cantonment | Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. |
| colonel | 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. |
| combatant | Engaging in or ready for combat. A long time combatant for the control of Newcastle FC. |
| commander | A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment. |
| commando | A unit of commandos. A commando attack. |
| conscription | Compulsory military service. Conscription was extended to married men. |
| disarm | An act of taking a weapon away from someone. Police yesterday disarmed a parcel bomb. |
| disarmament | The reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons. The disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete. |
| grenadier | A soldier armed with grenades. |
| horde | A moving crowd. Tartar hordes. |
| legionary | A soldier in a Roman legion. The legionary fortress of Isca. |
| martial | Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC. Martial law. |
| militant | A militant reformer. Militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres. |
| military | The military forces of a nation. As a young man he joined the military and pursued a career in the Army. |
| militia | The entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service. Creating a militia was no answer to the army s manpower problem. |
| munition | Military weapons ammunition equipment and stores. Reserves of nuclear chemical and conventional munitions. |
| naval | Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy. A naval officer. |
| navy | The navy of the United States of America the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat ready naval forces. A navy blue suit. |
| regiment | Form military personnel into a regiment. Every aspect of their life is strictly regimented. |
| soldier | Serve as a soldier. I soldiered with your father on his last four campaigns. |
| squad | A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime. The demolition squad from No 6 Troop were blowing up the guns. |
| warrior | Someone engaged in or experienced in warfare. I really love the warrior pose it makes me feel centred and strong. |
| weaponry | Weapons considered collectively. America s weaponry. |
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