Root and Unit

Root

Root noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Unit and root are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unit" instead a noun "Root".

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

Unit noun - A single undivided whole.

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Root and unit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Root" instead a noun "Unit".

Nearby Word: unitary

female	female root	female unit
full	full root	full unit
special	special root	special unit
complete	complete root	complete unit
Other adjectives: single, small, effective, actual, large, titular, last, giant.

He then deals with the root of the problem by re-founding the two amalgamated half-strength regiments as one unit, the Valhallan 597th.

Source: Literature / Ciaphas Cain
Basically it states that a unit's effectiveness goes up proportionate to the square root of any increase in firepower (provided the defense stays the same).

Source: Glass Cannon
Vanguard Serial Crimes Unit: A branch of the FBI made almost exclusively of psychics, VASCU specializes in the hunting of murderers and slashers, using their abilities of Teleinformatics to root out the evidence they need to stop the monsters.

Source: Tabletop Game / Hunter: The Vigil

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Unit and Root. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/root/unit

Root & Unit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/root/unit>.

Unit or Root. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/root/unit.

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