Thesaurus results for INFANTRY

infantry

noun

as in army

the part of an army that has soldiers who fight on foot He joined the infantry after leaving school. The infantry is coming.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of infantry But he will be met by the more than 10,000 women who currently fill combat roles, from artillery and infantry positions to combat engineers and even a few Green Berets and Army Rangers. —

Helene Cooper, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 But two of its brigades are unavailable due to overseas deployments: an infantry brigade is in Europe, and its aviation brigade is in the process of returning from the Middle East. —

Davis Winkie, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 Who: Pete Hegseth Hegseth, 44, served in the infantry and was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. —

Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025 There are now some 3,800 women serving in Army infantry, armor, artillery. —

Tom Bowman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for infantry

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry

Noun

Zelensky says Ukraine's army will need to double in size if denied NATO membership Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine's army would have to double in size if denied membership to NATO.

— Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The island is under a state of emergency until at least March 3 as authorities have shut down schools on Santorini and nearby islands and deployed rescuers and the army, according to Reuters.

— James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025