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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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

But what chance would American soldiers have against a country whose military doctrine has already imagined active resistance in populated areas, backed by citizens who could potentially provide intelligence, surveillance and other forms of support?

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Not so for Cal, who meets soldier Olivier during the Napoleonic Wars and creates a paradox to keep him from dying on the battlefield… only for Olivier to disappear from the timeline entirely.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldier

Noun

Open social media and a million keyboard warriors are waging war.

— Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Receiving the rose was a public acknowledgment that the recipient – usually a warrior – stood beside the pope in protecting the church.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of warrior

Noun

Earlier this week, Yemen's military said its forces had uprooted Houthi fighters from the areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a Red Sea shipping chokepoint, and the port city of Mocha.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
That month, around 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, and three Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian airspace before being shot down and chased out, respectively, by NATO forces.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fighter

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