Martial
Martial adjective - Of or relating to the armed services.
Usage example: one of the basic tenets of martial law
Paramilitary and martial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paramilitary" instead an adjective "Martial".
Nearby Word: martially
Paramilitary
Paramilitary adjective - Of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit.
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Synonyms for Paramilitary
Martial and paramilitary are semantically related. You can use "Martial" instead an adjective "Paramilitary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- service and martial
- service and paramilitary
- hostile and martial
- hostile and paramilitary
- military and martial
- military and paramilitary
- aggressive and martial
- aggressive and paramilitary
- warlike and martial
- warlike and paramilitary
- belligerent and martial
- belligerent and paramilitary
- fighting and martial
- fighting and paramilitary
Both words in one sentence
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Check. Said paramilitary declaring martial law and using Gestapo/terrorist tactics and heavy-handed propaganda to cow the populace?
- Contrast this to My Life Can't Lose Its Normality where he (as well as Ayase, Akagi, and Miura) are a team of martial-arts mastering, Yakuza-killing vigilantes who pull off stunts normally reserved for paramilitary organizations and special operatives.
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