POLICEMEN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

policemen

noun

plural of policeman

as in cops

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level reported the crime to the nearest policeman

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Recent Examples of policemen Onlookers and policemen rushed to the balloon’s basket to find the three men lying crumpled on the ground. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 When plans were made for a visit to Japan by President Eisenhower in 1960—it was eventually called off—there weren’t enough policemen to guard his route into Tokyo, so the yakuza were mobilized to help. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026 One of Sanchez’s associates shot at the policemen, who returned fire. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 There was a group of them, policemen, and then there was a priest with them. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 The head-on crash that killed two policemen and five joyriders in Middlesbrough in August, and its aftermath, is the latest. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026 As a result, the policemen were tried for a second time, in which one officer was found not guilty, and the two others’ charges were ultimately dismissed due to a second hung jury and mistrial. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 On July 24, policemen in plainclothes barged into his house late evening and took him to the Navrangpura police station in Ahmedabad. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

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Noun

She was found with fractures to her pelvis and femur, according to cops.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Also well drawn is the relationship between Caitlyn and her longtime fiancé John (Max Minghella), one of Gotham’s few uncorrupt cops who happens to be investigating the string of murders that follow in Matt’s wake.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cops

Noun

Rescue operations were complicated, with police firing tear gas at people who had begun looting neighboring shops, as officers sought to clear the area and provide access to emergency response teams.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The other person, who police believe to be a man, fled the scene before officers arrived, Gonzalez said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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