band

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noun

Definition of BAND

1

a usually large group of musicians playing together <that traveling band needs to find a new singer>

Synonyms orchestra, philharmonic, symphony, symphony orchestra

Related Words brass band, chamber orchestra, sinfonietta; brasses, strings, woodwinds; combo, ensemble, group; company, troupe; duo, octet, quartet (also quartette), quintet, septet, sextet, trio

2

a group of people working together on a task <a band of volunteer searchers found the lost child>

Synonyms army, band, brigade, company, crew, outfit, party, platoon, squad, team

Related Words battalion, corps, troop; force, host, posse, stable, troupe; administration, department, help, personnel, staff

3

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit <a band of explorers>

Synonyms array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, party, passel

Related Words assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization; circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set; faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect; brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union; battalion, squadron; bevy, brood, covey

Near Antonyms individual, single

4

a number of things considered as a unit <a band of songbirds>

Synonyms array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

Related Words accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit

Near Antonyms entity, item, single, unit