VICE ADMIRALS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

vice admirals

noun

plural of vice admiral

as in sea captains

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Noun

The move breaks with long-standing norms and follows Hegseth’s firings of top female admirals, raising new concerns about politicization and civilian interference in military leadership.

— Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Overall, almost 60% of officers Hegseth has fired across the military have been women or Black; those groups account for less than 20% of generals and admirals.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 June 2026

Definition of admirals

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FireSat will help incident commanders get better information more quickly, and, unlike fire-spotting aircraft, the satellites can linger over a fire for days or weeks and aren’t hampered by high winds or smoke.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Compatibility with every Chinese carrier The J-15T’s compatibility with every Chinese carrier supports this goal by giving commanders greater flexibility during extended missions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of commanders

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The American League and National League teams will be managed by John Schneider and Dave Roberts, respectively, the skippers of last year’s World Series clubs.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Ludwig says many breakfast skippers end up overeating at night.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026

Definition of skippers

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Soldiers submitted ballots to be counted and recorded by commanding officers, and their votes played an important role in the reelection of Abraham Lincoln.

— Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Fergie quickly learned that all commanding officers were White, and no Black troops could achieve a rank higher than sergeant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of commanding officers

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