Battalion and Division

Similar meaning words

mutual synonyms sentence examples collocations

Battalion

Battalion noun - A large body of men and women organized for land warfare.

Show all Definitions

Division is a synonym for battalion in unit topic. In some cases you can use "Division" instead a noun "Battalion", when it comes to topics like company, army.

Division

Division noun - Something that divides, separates, or marks off.

Show all Definitions

Synonyms for Division

Antonyms for Division

Battalion is a synonym for division in army topic. You can use "Battalion" instead a noun "Division".

Nearby Words: divide, divided, dividing, divisive, divisional

How words are described

old	old battalion	old division
full	full battalion	full division
special	special battalion	special division
elite	elite battalion	elite division
Other adjectives: separate, original, single, small, responsible, entire, large, main, famous, military, fictional, local, soviet, armed.

Both words in one sentence

In particular, the Ground Forces' commander hates Riot Force 6 (which is a cross-service special forces battalion assigned to a paramilitary Lost Technology control division).

Source: Interservice Rivalry
To give you a rough idea, the author has a separate text document solely devoted to force organization, and apparently filled out the entire battalion roster for the 103rd Recon Division's 4th Battalion.

Source: Fan Fic / Tiberium Wars
The Strategic Rocket Forces also have the artillery battalion renamed to "дивизион" (divizion), which shouldn't be confused with the much larger division "дивизия" (diviziya).

Source: Useful Notes / Common Military Units

More sentences

Cite this Source

Division and Battalion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/battalion/division

Battalion & Division. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/battalion/division>.

Division or Battalion. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/battalion/division.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "battalion" and "division" have occurred on timeline