PARAMILITARY Synonyms

• of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

• characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military

• associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians

• the military forces of a nation

• civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

• the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

• member of a vigilance committee

• someone who fights (or is fighting)

• engaging in or ready for combat

• a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

• an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory

• someone who fights (or is fighting)

• a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

• someone who fights for a cause

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

• in opposition to a civil authority or government

• contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

• (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces

• (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement

• a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

• not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals

• failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection

• deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

• lacking continuity or regularity

• (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical

• independent in behavior or thought

• a person hired to fight for another country than their own

• marked by materialism

• serving for wages in a foreign army

• profit oriented

• devoted to a cause or party

• a fervent and even militant proponent of something

• an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

• a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

• an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

• a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony

• serve as a soldier in the military

• a soldier in a motorized army unit

• a mounted police officer

• a state police officer

• a soldier mounted on horseback

• someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

• the military forces of a nation

• a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

• a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

• a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)