| Main Entry: | troop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military |
Synonyms: |
armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, combatants, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, fighting men, flock, forces, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, men, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, servicemen, soldiers, soldiery, squad, swarm, team, throng, troopers, troops, troupe, unit |
| Notes: | troop is from Latin troppus 'flock' and is a group of people or animals; troupe is a company of actors or performers |
| Main Entry: | army |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military force, usually for land |
Synonyms: |
armed force, artillery, battalion, battery, brigade, cavalry, column, command, company, corps, detail, division, flight, formation, infantry, legion, outfit, patrol unit, platoon, regiment, soldiers, soldiery, squad, troops, wing |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group with common interest or pursuit |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, alliance, band, bunch, circle, clan, clique, club, coalition, combination, combo, company, confederacy, confederation, congress, cooperative, corporation, crew, crowd, family, federation, fellowship, fraternity, gang, guild, hookup, league, mob, order, organization, outfit, partnership, pool, rat pack, ring, society, sodality, sorority, syndicate, tie-in, tie-up, tribe, troops, troupe, union, zoo |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of people with same interest |
Synonyms: |
assembly, association, bevy, body, bunch, clique, club, cluster, collection, company, corps, coterie, covey, crew, gang, gathering, horde, menagerie, outfit, party, society, troop, troupe |
| Main Entry: | brigade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fleet of trained people |
Synonyms: |
army, band, body, company, contingent, corps, crew, detachment, force, group, organization, outfit, party, posse, squad, team, troop, unit |
Antonyms: |
individual, one |
| Main Entry: | bunch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection of something |
Synonyms: |
agglomeration, assemblage, assortment, band, batch, bevy, blob, bouquet, bundle, caboodle, chunk, clump, cluster, covey, crew, crowd, fascicle, flock, galaxy, gang, gathering, group, heap, host, hunk, knot, lot, mass, mess, mob, multitude, number, oodles*, pack, parcel, party, passel, pile, quantity, sheaf, shebang, shock, shooting match, spray, stack, swarm, team, thicket, troop, tuft |
Antonyms: |
individual, one |
| Main Entry: | caravan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group traveling together |
Synonyms: |
band, camel train, campers, cavalcade, convoy, expedition, procession, safari, train, troop |
Antonyms: |
individual |
| Main Entry: | company |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crowd of people |
Synonyms: |
aggregation, assemblage, assembly, association, band, body, circle, clan, clique, club, collection, community, concourse, congregation, convention, corps, cortege, coterie, crew, ensemble, gang*, gathering, group, horde, jungle*, league, mob*, muster, order, outfit, pack, party, retinue, ring, ruck, set, team, throng, troop, troupe, turnout, zoo |
| Main Entry: | corps |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group trained for action |
Synonyms: |
band, body, brigade, company, contingent, crew, detachment, division, outfit, party, posse, regiment, squad, squadron, team, troop, troupe, unit |
| Main Entry: | crew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group working together |
Synonyms: |
aggregation, assemblage, band, bevy, bunch, cluster, collection, company, complement, congregation, corps, covey, crowd, faction, gang, hands, herd, horde, lot, mob, organization, pack, party, posse, retinue, sailors, sect, set, squad, swarm, team, troop, troupe, workers, working party |