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CIVILIAN Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word civilian. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word civilian. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CIVILIAN

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citizen
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

commoner
nounn
noun

• a person who holds no title

compatriot
nounn
noun

• a person from your own country

inhabitant
nounn
noun

• a person who inhabits a particular place

layperson
nounn
noun

• someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

noncombatant
nounn
noun

• a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)

adjective satellite

• used of civilians in time of war

• member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon

nonmilitary
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• not associated with soldiers or the military

ordinary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree

noun

• a judge of a probate court

• the expected or commonplace condition or situation

• a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

• an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

• (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

adjective satellite

• lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

private
adjectiveadj
adjective

• confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

noun

• an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

adjective satellite

• concerning things deeply private and personal

• concerning one person exclusively

• not expressed

resident
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• living in a particular place

• used of animals that do not migrate

noun

• someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

• a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital

subject
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

• something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

• a branch of knowledge

• some situation or event that is thought about

• (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated

• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

• a person who owes allegiance to that nation

• (logic) the first term of a proposition

adjective satellite

• possibly accepting or permitting

• being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

• likely to be affected by something

verb

• cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

• make accountable for

• make subservient; force to submit or subdue

Best Hypernyms For CIVILIAN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for civilian, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
being citizen human individual mortal person somebody someone soul

Alternatives for CITIZEN

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