What is another word for special operations?

Pronunciation: [spˈɛʃə͡l ˌɒpəɹˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Special operations refer to military activities carried out by specially trained forces for specific purposes such as reconnaissance, counterterrorism, and hostage rescue. There are various synonyms for the term "special operations" such as covert operations, black ops, clandestine operations, and stealth missions. These synonyms highlight the secretive and tactical nature of these operations, which often involve small, highly skilled teams working behind enemy lines. Other synonyms include unconventional warfare, special missions, and special activities. While the terminology may differ, the goal of special operations remains the same: to carry out critical military objectives with precision and discretion.

What are the hypernyms for Special operations?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    military operations, covert operations, clandestine operations, commando operations, counter-insurgency operations, counter-terrorism operations, special forces operations.

Famous quotes with Special operations

  • I am encouraged by the news today that United States special operations personnel found, identified and killed the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the operational commander of the al-Qaeda led insurgency in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was the public face of the insurgency.
    Mike Fitzpatrick
  • The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity.
    Hugh Shelton
  • In the NKVD as it was now [in 1936], Stalin had a powerful and experienced instrument. At its head stood Yagoda. His deputy in security matters was Stalin’s crony Agranov, who had finished his special operations at Leningrad and handed over that city to the dreadful Sakovsky, who is said to have boasted that if he had Karl Marx to interrogate he would soon make him confess that he was agent of Bismark.
    Karl Marx

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