Antonyms for mercenary
ˈmɜr səˌnɛr imer·ce·na·ry

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1. mercenaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   venal, greedy

2. mercenaryadjective

   motivated by private gain

   Synonyms:
   venal, greedy

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1. mercenary

   An auxiliary is a person or thing that helps in a subordinate capacity. Allies unite as equals; auxiliaries are, at least technically, inferiors or subordinates. Yet the auxiliary is more than a mere assistant. The word is oftenest found in the plural, and in the military sense; auxiliaries are troops of one nation uniting with the armies, and acting under the orders, of another. Mercenaries serve only for pay; auxiliaries often for reasons of state, policy, or patriotism as well. Compare ACCESSORY; APPENDAGE.

   Antonyms:
   antagonist, hinderer, opponent, opposer

   Synonyms:
   accessory, aid, ally, assistant, auxiliary, coadjutor, confederate, helper, promoter, subordinate

   Preposition:
   The auxiliaries of the Romans; an auxiliary in a good cause; an auxiliary to learning.

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1. mercenary

   Antonyms:
   liberal, generous, disinterested, profuse, prodigal

   Synonyms:
   sordid, venal, selfish, avaricious, griping

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1. mercenary, soldier of fortuneadjective

   a person hired to fight for another country than their own

   Antonyms:
   unworldly, unpaid, noncommercial

   Synonyms:
   soldier of fortune

2. materialistic, mercenary, worldly-mindedadjective

   marked by materialism

   Antonyms:
   noncommercial, unworldly, unpaid

   Synonyms:
   bourgeois, conservative, mercantile, worldly-minded, free-lance(a), materialistic, freelance(a), mercenary(a), moneymaking(a)

3. mercenary(a), free-lance(a), freelance(a)adjective

   serving for wages in a foreign army

   "mercenary killers"

   Antonyms:
   noncommercial, unpaid, unworldly

4. mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking(a)adjective

   profit oriented

   "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"

   Antonyms:
   unpaid, unworldly, noncommercial

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1. mercenaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   hired, hireling, purchased, greedy, sordid, avaricious, grasping

2. mercenarynoun

   Synonyms:
   hireling

How to use mercenary in a sentence?

1. Theodore Karasik:

   It appears that Russia has opened 14 mercenary recruitment centers in Syria in territories controlled by the regime of Bashar al-Assad (Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor), after a short training, the mercenaries will be transported to Russia through the Khmeimim Air Base by two Tu-134 (up to 80 passengers) and Tu-154 (up to 180 passengers) aircraft to the Chkalovsky Air Base, Moscow region.

2. Citizen Lab:

   There's now undeniable evidence... that the mercenary spyware industry is facilitating the spread of authoritarian practices and contributing to massive human rights abuses.

3. James Scott:

   A Nation State or Cyber-Mercenary won’t hack e-voting machines one by one. This takes too long and will have minimal impact. Instead, they’ll take an easier approach like spear phishing the manufacturer with malware and poison the voting machine update pre-election and allow the manufacturer to update each individual machine with a self-deleting payload that will target the tabulation process.

4. Teresa Cheng:

   The fact that such a very high-ranking official has uttered words such as ‘mercenary’ is, with respect, disgraceful to such a reputable counsel.

5. Kerry Brown:

   The problem is that the UK can't be seen as being too greedy and mercenary. It's going from one extreme to another.

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