Synonyms and antonyms of General words relating to army life in American Thesaurus

base (noun)

a place where members of the military live and work

billet (verb)

to put soldiers in a billet

bust (verb)

informalAmerican to give someone in the military a lower rank as a punishment

detail (verb)

to give someone a particular job, especially someone in the military

dog tag (noun)

American a small piece of metal that people in the military wear around their necks, marked with their name and number

fatigues (noun)

jobs such as cleaning rooms or cooking food that a soldier is given to do, sometimes as a punishment

fort (noun)

American a place where an army lives or trains

garrison (noun)

the place that a group of soldiers are living in and defending

garrison (verb)

to put soldiers in a place to live there and defend it

garrison (verb)

to defend a place that you live in as a soldier

generalship (noun)

the skills or position of an army general

guardroom (noun)

a room for soldiers who are working as guards, sometimes also used as a place for keeping military prisoners

in uniform ()

serving as a member of the military

irregular (adjective)

irregular soldiers are not part of the official army of a country

mess (noun)

a room where people have their meals in the military

mess hall (noun)

a room where people in the military have their meals

national service (noun)

a fixed period of time that young people in some countries must spend in the military

observation post (noun)

a high position from which a soldier watches for enemy activity

picket (verb)

to put soldiers in position to guard a place

post (noun)

a place where a soldier or guard must remain in order to do their job

quarter (verb)

formal to give soldiers a place to live temporarily

rank (verb)

American to outrank someone

regular (adjective)

belonging to a professional army, or consisting of professional soldiers

salute (verb)

to put your hand to your head as a formal way of showing respect to someone, especially a senior officer in the military

sarge (noun)

spoken used for talking to or about a sergeant in the military

Section Eight (noun)

the process of removing someone from the U.S. military because of a serious mental problem

selective service (noun)

American the job of being in the military because the government tells you that you have to, or the system that the government uses to make this happen

service (adjective)

relating to or belonging to the military

soldiering (noun)

the work of a soldier

soldierly (adjective)

formal typical of a good soldier

standard-issue (adjective)

standard-issue equipment is the basic equipment that everyone in the military gets

standing order (noun)

a rule in the military that must always be obeyed until another rule officially changes it

station (noun)

a small military base

stores (noun)

supplies of food and equipment used by an army

tour of duty ()

a period of time when a group of soldiers or a government representative is sent to work somewhere

under arms ()

trained and ready to fight as an army

who goes there? ()

used by a soldier guarding a place for asking who is coming toward them