Military
Military adjective - Associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians.
Usage example: military police
Noncombatant is an antonym for military.
Noncombatant
Noncombatant adjective - Member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon.
Both words in one sentence
- Josh getting killed despite being a medical doctor in the army and a noncombatant, precisely because insurgents were targeting the military base where he was located.
Source: Theatre / If/Then -
When he is a military chaplain, he can encompass either type; under The Laws and Customs of War, he is a noncombatant and required not to fight.
Source: Good Shepherd
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Noncombatant and Military. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/military/noncombatant
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Noncombatant or Military. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/military/noncombatant.
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