Formation
Unit
Unit noun - A single undivided whole.
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Synonyms for Unit
Formation and unit are semantically related in detachment topic. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Unit".
Nearby Word: unitary
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good formation | good unit |
| special | special formation | special unit |
| best | best formation | best unit |
| specific | specific formation | specific unit |
| Other adjectives: standard, original, single, offensive, heavy, effective, actual, entire, large, capable, new, military, basic, last, different, giant, soviet, cohesive. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The main problem is usually that a unit isn't going to get into a formation properly until ALL members of the unit have caught up.
Source: Video Game / Rome: Total War -
Thankfully for the Allies, no more than six of the unit's planes were operational at any given time, and the war ended just two months after the unit's formation.
Source: Ace Pilot -
He ordered the formation of a specialist police unit in 1933, devoted to protecting Nazi party officials.
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Unit and Formation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/formation/unit
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Unit or Formation. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/formation/unit.
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