All noncombatant synonyms
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N n noun noncombatant
- civilian β In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- citizen β Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
- fighter β a boxer; pugilist.
- commoner β In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
- subject β that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- civ β Civil.
- civvie β Civilian, someone not in the military.
adjective noncombatant
- militaries β of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- private β privacy
- militancy β vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- hostile β of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- impartial β not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
- noncommittal β not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
- disinterested β unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
- evenhanded β Fair and having no partiality.
- fair-minded β characterized by fair judgment; impartial; unprejudiced: a wise and fair-minded judge.
- inactive β not active: an inactive volcano.
- indifferent β without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- nonaligned β not aligned: nonaligned machine parts.
- nonpartisan β not partisan; objective.
- unbiased β not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- uncommitted β not committed, especially not pledged or bound to a specific cause, candidate, or course of action: uncommitted delegates; uncommitted reserves.
- undecided β not decided or determined.
- uninvolved β very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- clinical β Clinical means involving or relating to the direct medical treatment or testing of patients.
- collected β An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- detached β Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- disengaged β to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
- dispassionate β free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- impersonal β not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- inert β having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- nonbelligerent β of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
- nonchalant β coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
- nonparticipating β (of a person or thing) not participating: No penalties were given to nonparticipating students.
- on the fence β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- pacifistic β of or relating to pacifism or pacifists.
- poker-faced β an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- relaxed β being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety: in a relaxed mood.
- unaligned β to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- unconcerned β not involved or interested; disinterested.
- unprejudiced β not prejudiced; without preconception; unbiased; impartial: the unprejudiced view of the judge.
- neutral β not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- neuter β Grammar. noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine. (of a verb) intransitive.