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BRIGADE Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word brigade. (exact relations)
There are 21 hypernyms of the word brigade. (close relations)
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band
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unofficial association of people or groups

• instrumentalists not including string players

• a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

• an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

• a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

• a range of frequencies between two limits

• a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

• jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

• a driving belt in machinery

• a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

• a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

• a restraint put around something to hold it together

verb

• bind or tie together, as with a band

• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

battalion
nounn
noun

• an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

• a large indefinite quantity

company
nounn
noun

• an institution created to conduct business

• small military unit; usually two or three platoons

• the state of being with someone

• organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

• a social or business visitor

• a social gathering of guests or companions

• a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

• crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

• a unit of firefighters including their equipment

verb

• be a companion to somebody

contingent
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

• a temporary military unit

adjective satellite

• possible but not certain to occur

• being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow

• uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances

corps
nounn
noun

• an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

• a body of people associated together

detachment
nounn
noun

• avoiding emotional involvement

• the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

• the state of being isolated or detached

• a small unit of troops of special composition

• coming apart

division
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

force
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

formation
nounn
noun

• an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

• the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

• the act of forming or establishing something

• (geology) the geological features of the earth

• a particular spatial arrangement

• natural process that causes something to form

• creation by mental activity

group
nounn
noun

• any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

• a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

verb

• arrange into a group or groups

• form a group or group together

organization
nounn
noun

• a group of people who work together

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business

• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

• the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically

• the act of forming or establishing something

outfit
nounn
noun

• any cohesive unit such as a military company

• a set of clothing (with accessories)

• gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

verb

• provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

platoon
nounn
noun

• a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant

• a team of policemen working under the military platoon system

• a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity

regiment
verb, nounv, n
noun

• army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.

verb

• subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

• form (military personnel) into a regiment

• assign to a regiment

squad
nounn
noun

• a smallest army unit

• a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

• a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

team
nounn
noun

• a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

• two or more draft animals that work together to pull something

verb

• form a team

troop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a group of soldiers

• a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

• a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

• an orderly crowd

verb

• march in a procession in a public place

• move or march as if in a crowd

unit
nounn
noun

• any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

• an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole

• an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

• a single undivided whole

• a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else

• an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

military unit
nounn
noun

• a unit that is part of some military service

Best Hypernyms For BRIGADE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for brigade, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (20)
group aggroup army band battalion body cadre company contingent corps detachment division force formation organization outfit regiment squad team unit
Phrases (1)
army unit

Alternatives for BAND

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