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Antonyms for noncombatant
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : non-kuh m-bat-nt, non-kom-buh-tnt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɒn kəmˈbæt nt, nɒnˈkɒm bə tnt |
Definition of noncombatant
- As in neutral : adj impartial, noncommittal
- As in civilian : adj nonmilitary
- As in nonaligned : adj neutral
- As in uninvolved : adj neutral
- As in civilian : noun nonmilitary person
- Hence Germany could apparently sink vessels with impunity so long as the noncombatant victims belonged to other nationalities.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- The Royal Engineers are the men who are looked on in training as a noncombatant force, with safe jobs.
- Extract from : « Trenching at Gallipoli » by John Gallishaw
- He issued a series of silly general orders making war on the noncombatant population of Virginia within his line.
- Extract from : « The Victim » by Thomas Dixon
- Naturally he would have been denied permission to go forward during an engagement—that was no time nor place for a noncombatant.
- Extract from : « Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line » by Clarence Young
- Jason Russell, an invalid and a noncombatant, was barbarously butchered in his own house.
- Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 » by Various
Synonyms for noncombatant
- aloof
- bystanding
- calm
- citizen
- civ
- civvie
- clinical
- collected
- commoner
- cool
- detached
- disengaged
- disinterested
- dispassionate
- easy
- evenhanded
- fair-minded
- impartial
- impersonal
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- middle-of-road
- neuter
- nonaligned
- nonbelligerent
- nonchalant
- noncombatant
- noncombative
- nonmilitant
- nonparticipating
- nonpartisan
- not in armed forces
- on sidelines
- on the fence
- pacificist
- pacifistic
- poker-faced
- private
- private citizen
- relaxed
- subject
- unaligned
- unbiased
- uncommitted
- unconcerned
- undecided
- unhostile
- uninvolved
- unprejudiced
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