DOGFACE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

dogface

noun

ˈdȯg-ˌfās

Definition of dogface

as in soldier

a person engaged in military service during World War II journalist Ernie Pyle gained fame for his sympathetic reports on the wartime experiences of the common dogface

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civilian

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Recent Examples of dogface Fewer know the beer-spewing moment a TV camera lingers upon a friend, or relative, on inglorious display, with feathers, horns, dogface, or fur; clad as pirate, or leprechaun, feisty in top-hat and tails. — Tim Kelleher, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024 Stevens even tweeted four dogface emojis following a recent win against the Toronto Raptors. — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2021 But, per National Geographic, the declines have also pushed less famous species such as the Boisduval’s blue and the California dogface butterfly, California’s state insect, to the brink of extinction. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2021

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Noun

The murder of two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank is the jumping-off point for a large-scale invasion of the Palestinian territory, a move that would further test the nation’s fraying relationship with the United States.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
In April, a US Army soldier was arrested and charged with using confidential information to make $410,000 in Polymarket bets on the timing of the military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldier

Noun

The research team intends to test other pits containing terracotta warriors and build a larger reference set of prints from ancient Chinese populations.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026
Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.

— Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of warrior

Noun

The report also raises the possibility that foreign fighters currently in Syria, including Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Tajiks and other nationalities, could be transferred to Yemen.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The plane's crew consisted of a fighter pilot and a weapons systems officer from the French Air and Space Force.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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