FIGHTERS Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

fighters

noun

plural of fighter

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country

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civilians

as in boxers

one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters

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as in defendants

a person who takes part in a dispute kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly

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Recent Examples of fighters Boko Haram has since become stronger, with thousands of fighters and different factions, including the Islamic State West Africa Province, which is backed by the Islamic State group. —

Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026 Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria. —

Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 In many other places, the fighters have moved into other mercenary formations. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 This patchwork of assurances and understandings held throughout the year of fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters that followed Hamas’ October 2023 attack on southern Israel. —

Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026 Jamie Foxx leads the film, based on the true story of the devastating 1980 plane crash which claimed the lives of America’s Olympic boxing team, leading a determined coach to take on the monumental task of assembling and training new fighters for glory at the 1984 games. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026 Based in Sasebo, Japan, the Tripoli, almost 850 feet long and displacing 45,000 tons, is essentially a small aircraft carrier an d carries F-35 stealth fighters and MV-22 Osprey transports as well as landing craft to move troops ashore. —

Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026 Since launching its insurgency, Boko Haram has grown stronger, with thousands of fighters and multiple factions, some aligned with the Islamic State group. —

Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Boko Haram has since become stronger, with thousands of fighters and different factions, including the Islamic State West Africa Province, which is backed by the Islamic State group. —

Haruna Umar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

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Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday on X that its defense forces along the border in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar captured a Pakistani post and killed 14 Pakistani soldiers.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
So standing idly by while Palestinians are being beaten up by settlers is actually soldiers following orders.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026