BRIGADE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BRIGADE?

Need another word that means the same as “brigade”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “brigade” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brigade” are: unit, contingent, battalion, regiment, garrison, division, squadron, company, platoon, section, detachment, legion, corps, troop, squad, team, group, band, party, body, crew, force, outfit

Brigade as a Noun

Definitions of "Brigade" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brigade” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A group of people with a characteristic in common.
• An organization with a military or quasi-military structure.
• Army unit smaller than a division.
• A subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division.

Synonyms of "Brigade" as a noun (23 Words)

band	A stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings. The top band of pupils.
battalion	An army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies. A battalion of ants.
body	The body excluding the head and neck and limbs. They found the body in the lake.
company	A visiting person or group of people. He started the company in his garage.
contingent	A gathering of persons representative of some larger group. A contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference.
corps	A body of people associated together. Diplomatic corps.
crew	A group of rappers, break dancers, or graffiti artists performing or operating together. A graffiti crew called the Syndicate.
detachment	The act of releasing from an attachment or connection. A detachment of Marines.
division	A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. Deep cultural divisions.
force	The army navy and air force of a country. He might still be a force for peace and unity.
garrison	The building occupied by a garrison. Forces from these garrisons have been used against governments.
group	A set of elements, together with an associative binary operation, which contains an inverse for each element and an identity element. A methyl group.
legion	The Foreign Legion. Legions of photographers and TV cameras.
outfit	A group of people undertaking a particular activity together, especially a group of musicians, a team, or a business concern. A first aid outfit.
party	A person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute. The visiting party will be asked to conform to safety procedures whilst on site.
platoon	Engaged in platooning. The platoon commander.
regiment	An operational unit of artillery. The powers of ecclesiastical regiment which none but the Church should wield.
section	A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical. Sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue.
squad	A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime. The 39 year old actress and her squad snapped some pics together after the show.
squadron	A principal division of an armoured or cavalry regiment, consisting of two or more troops. He immediately commissioned a squadron of architects.
team	A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport. His team played well.
troop	An orderly crowd. A troop of children.
unit	The smallest measure of investment in a unit trust. An idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another.

Usage Examples of "Brigade" as a noun

• A volunteer ambulance brigade.
• He commanded a brigade of 3,000 men.
• The anti-smoking brigade.

Associations of "Brigade" (30 Words)

armed	Characterized by having or bearing arms. Heavily armed troops.
armored	Used of animals; provided with protective covering.
army	The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. Army officers.
artillery	A means of persuading or arguing. Each corps included two regiments of field artillery.
battalion	A large organized group of people pursuing a common aim. A battalion of ants.
brigadier	A rank of officer in the British army, above colonel and below major general.
byzantine	Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.
cantonment	A permanent military station in British India.
colonel	A rank of officer in the army and in the US air force above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general.
combatant	A person engaged in conflict or competition with another. A long time combatant for the control of Newcastle FC.
commander	A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment.
corporal	A rank of non commissioned officer in the army above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant. A corporal defect.
corps	A main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions. Diplomatic corps.
deploy	Place troops or weapons in battle formation. Forces were deployed at strategic locations.
disarm	Take away the weapons from; render harmless. His tact and political skills will disarm critics.
disarmament	The reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons. The disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete.
grenadier	A reddish-brown African waxbill with a red bill and a bright blue rump.
inroad	An encroachment or intrusion. They made inroads in the United States market.
legion	The Foreign Legion. Her fans are legion.
legionary	A soldier in a Roman legion. The legionary fortress of Isca.
martial	Relating to fighting or war. Martial law.
militia	(in the US) all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service. Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia.
muster	Round up (livestock. Reporters mustered outside her house.
naval	Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy. A naval officer.
navy	The ships of a navy. The dress comes in navy gunmetal grey or black.
regiment	Form military personnel into a regiment. The powers of ecclesiastical regiment which none but the Church should wield.
sergeant	A lawman with the rank of sergeant.
soldier	Serve as a soldier in the military. Graham wasn t enjoying this but he soldiered on.
squad	A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime. Ireland s World Cup squad.
vanguard	A position at the forefront of new developments or ideas. The prototype was in the vanguard of technical development.