/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of standing army Find synonyms for: Noun1. standing army, army, regular army, ground forcesusage: a permanent army of paid soldiersWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: effervescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language