CIVILIAN Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in noncombatant

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civilian

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adjective

as in civil

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Noun

Beijing’s diplomats have vociferously supported the Palestinians throughout the Gaza conflict and carefully avoided criticism of Hamas and its October 7 atrocities against Israeli civilians, in sharp contrast to Washington’s backing of Israel, which is widely unpopular around the world. —

Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025 The Iraq War was an unnecessary war of choice, by definition unjust, that directly contributed to the deaths of approximately 200,000 Iraqi civilians. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025

Adjective

Apart from paying civilian workers, the budget also covers other aspects like Social Security, Medicare and veterans benefits, among others. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 The president-elect’s son argued that Bostic should have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom – not the likes of Hillary Clinton and George Soros, who President Biden presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to Sunday. —

Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for civilian