band

1 a circular strip a band of cloth tied around his wrist Synonyms of ¹band band, circle, eye, hoop, loop, roundWords Related to ¹band belt, cincture, collar, girdle; wreath; annulet, becket, coil, curl, furl, hank, spiral, spire, twirl, whorl

2 something that physically prevents free movement the dog was forced to wear a band around its muzzle until it learned not to nip people Synonyms of ¹band band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackleWords Related to ¹band captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction; entanglement, net, trammel, trap; collar, straitjacket (also straightjacket); fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie

3 a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background skunks have a band of white down their backs Synonyms of ¹band band, bar, streakWords Related to ¹band blaze, crossbar, pinstripe

1 a usually large group of musicians playing together that traveling band needs to find a new singer Synonyms of ²band orchestra, philharmonic, symphony, symphony orchestra Words Related to ²band 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 of ²band army, band, brigade, company, crew, outfit, party, platoon, squad, teamWords Related to ²band 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 of ²band array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, party, passelWords Related to ²band 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, coveyNear Antonyms of ²band individual, single

4 a number of things considered as a unit a band of songbirds Synonyms of ²band array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suiteWords Related to ²band accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suitNear Antonyms of ²band entity, item, single, unit

1 to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt banded the waist of the dress with a speckled belt Synonyms of band gird, begird, belt, engird [archaic], engirdle, enwind, girdle, girt, girth, wrapWords Related to band tie up, truss; circle, enwreathe, loop, wind, wreathe; bandage, enswathe, swathe; chain, cord, enchain, lash, rope, shackle, tape, wireNear Antonyms of band unbind, unlash, unshackle, untie, unwindAntonyms of band ungird, unwrap

2 to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord banded the newspapers together for delivery Synonyms of band tie, bind, trussWords Related to band cinch, cord, rope, strap, thread, wire; gird, girt; lash, leash, tether; interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace; entangle, knot, snarl, tangle, twist; coil, windNear Antonyms of band undo, unfasten, unlace, unlash, unloose, unloosen, unstrap, unstring, unthread; unleash, untether; disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist; uncoil, unspool, unwindAntonyms of band unbind, untie

3 to make stripes on banded the sleeves of the robe with strips of contrasting material Synonyms of band stripe, bar, streakWords Related to band blaze