squads
Groups working together
Squads is the plural of squad—a small organized group working together.
Military squads are tactical units of soldiers.
Police squads handle specific duties: bomb squad, vice squad.
Sports squads are teams or rosters.
In casual use, your squad is your close friend group: I'm heading out with the squad tonight.
Small infantry formation
- unitIndividual part or measure
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
brigade · division · corps · commando · special forces · patrol · reconnaissance · infantry
List of members
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- benchShared seating surface
- startingInitiating an action
- varsityPrimary school squad
coach · captain · teammates · practice · scrimmage · formation · substitutes · players
Working team aboard
- posseArmed group pursuing fugitives
- gangOrganized criminal group
- cliqueExclusive social group
- packGroup or compress
coterie · circle · ensemble · troupe · band · company · cadre · collective
Goodwill among companions
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
togetherness · unity · esprit de corps · fellowship · rapport · bonding · loyalty · trust
platoon
Small infantry formation
- unitIndividual part or measure
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- battalionMid-sized military unit
regiment · brigade · division · corps · commando · special forces · patrol · reconnaissance · infantry · troops
roster
List of members
varsity · coach · captain · teammates · practice · scrimmage · formation · substitutes · players · athletics
crew
Working team aboard
pack · coterie · circle · ensemble · troupe · band · company · cadre · collective · network
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
cooperation · togetherness · unity · esprit de corps · fellowship · rapport · bonding · loyalty · trust · morale
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- teamsteam, sports teams, sports team, club teams, teammates
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- game modeseasy mode, ranked match, deathmatch, hard mode, practice match
squadsindividuals
Separate, distinct people
loners · lone wolves · soloists · singletons · hermits
- elite squadHighly trained select group
- firing squadGroup executing by gunshot
- bomb squadExplosive ordnance responders
- squad carsLaw enforcement vehicles
- rescue squadTeam that saves people
- death squadsParamilitary execution groups
squad, squadron, squadrismo, squadrons, squaddie, squaddies, squadmate, squadmates