Synonyms for colonel
ˈkɜr nlcolonel

Princeton's WordNet

1. colonelnoun

   a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

Matched Categories

1. • Commissioned Military Officer
   • Military

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1. List of paraphrases for "colonel":

   col., coronel, colonei, oberst, sir, lieutenant-colonel, col, -colonel, colonels, promenade

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1. Tom Hanks:

   It was written on cue cards... I didn't need the cue cards after a while because you get into it, but Bob Zemeckis says,' I don't know, it's a minefield, Colonel Tom Parker, it's a minefield. Tom Hanks never know what people are gon na take away from it.' And it ends up being, Tom Hanks know, that thing.

2. Kevin Hochman:

   Other than not quite looking like him, his voice being different, and his inability to cook the world's best chicken, we thought Norm was the perfect choice to play the real Colonel. I think the fans will agree.

3. Defense Secretary Mark Esper:

   Obviously it's... a highly charged environment so I'm going to not weigh in on that other than to say that Colonel Colonel Alexander Vindman is still an active duty member of the military and continuing to perform his job on a daily basis.

4. Tom Wolf:

   There has been no final decision regarding a renomination, colonel Brown will continue to serve as acting commissioner. There is no time limit on how long someone can serve in an acting role.

5. Mark Zaid:

   Through his protected lawful whistleblowing activities, Yevgeny Vindman properly reported misconduct involving officials within the Trump Administration's White House and National Security Council, based on this latest report, which followed a review by the U.S. Army, it is now conclusive there was illegal retaliation against Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, who has since been promoted to Colonel.