NAVAL Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

naval

adjective

Definition of naval

as in GI

of or relating to a country's navy a naval base

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Recent Examples of naval In the first years of the war, Ukraine targeted Russia’s naval headquarters in Sevastopol, drove its warships from Crimean ports and turned the peninsula’s waters into a hunting ground. — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had successfully hit oil infrastructure in the port as well as military targets around the Kronstadt naval base. — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 4 July 2026 There was no information from Russia on a strike on Kronstadt, a major naval base close to St Petersburg that Ukraine hit in a previous attack on the city in June. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026 Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense heavyweight Lockheed Martin is leading the race to buy naval defense group Ultra Maritime, CNBC has learned. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for naval

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In its early years, the flag was primarily used on battlefields, military forts, and ships as a form of identification.

— Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Hale pointed toward the sky and urged them to look up as three military jets roared above the crowd.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of military

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Chalsma’s unstinting vociferousness, which sometimes seems over the top, leaves little doubt as to who shaped Coriolanus’ martial character.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
And robotic martial artists can be dangerous to bystanders, as was recently demonstrated at a Chinese amusement park, where a G1 wearing a clown wig kicked a small child in the stomach.

— Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of martial

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For example, a bad production rollout can trigger customer-facing downtime; an overly permissive IAM change can increase the blast radius of a security breach; and a networking change can break inter-service communication.

— Raman Varma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Centro Cocina Mexicana, Terminal A This counter-service version of Centro Cocina Mexicana serves classic Mexican dishes, plus an all-day breakfast menu.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of service

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Three years later, Fox commands his dad's mercenary band against Andross.

— James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 24 June 2026
The decision was preceded by several decades of fervent debate and disagreement among practitioners; detractors argued that adding the disorder was reckless, if not mercenary.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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