Antonyms for civilian
sɪˈvɪl yəncivil·ian

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1. civilianadjective

   a nonmilitary citizen

   Antonyms:
   man, serviceman, military man, military personnel, expeditionary, noncombatant, martial(a), combatant, military

2. civilianadjective

   associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military

   "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"

   Antonyms:
   military personnel, man, military man, serviceman, martial(a), expeditionary, combatant, noncombatant, military

How to use civilian in a sentence?

1. British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon:

   Our evidence indicates they are dropping unguided munitions in civilian areas, killing civilians, and they are dropping them against the Free Syrian forces fighting Assad, he's shoring up Assad and perpetuating the suffering.

2. The ICRC:

   Under international humanitarian law, objects used for humanitarian relief operations must be respected and protected at all times. We are concerned that even a building with a red cross on it can be seriously damaged. Civilian infrastructure, hospitals and medical personnel cannot be targeted. The parties must do everything in their power to avoid locating military objectives within or near densely populated areas and protect civilians against the effects of attacks.

3. Douglas Campbell:

   The contract called for four payments of $750,000 over twelve months, aPCO was expected to give assistance free of charge to the Clinton Global Initiative as part of their effort to create a favorable environment to ensure the Obama administration made affirmative decisions on everything from Uranium One to the US-Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation agreement.

4. Ian Storey:

   It does strengthen their legal position ... because it underscores effective administration, not just military, but civilian, that would be important if these disputes ever went to the International Court of Justice.

5. Antony Blinken:

   The major parties in Khartoum, some weeks ago reached a very important framework agreement on how to proceed with a transition to civilian government. And there’s been real progress in trying to move that forward.

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