Synonyms for police
Another word for police is law, police force or constabulary. Below are 4 synonyms and 9 related words across 2 senses.
Also searched as: policed, polices, policing.
1. noun: the force of policemen and officers
- law synonyms
- police force
- constabulary
2. verb: maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
- patrol
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- force synonyms
- secret police
- personnel synonyms
- law enforcement agency
- posse
- gendarmerie
- posse comitatus
- gendarmery
- guard synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for police?
You can say law, police force, constabulary or patrol instead of police. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "the force of policemen and officers".
What is the opposite of police?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for police; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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