Synonyms of bands

bands 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of band

1

as in loops

a circular strip

a band of cloth tied around his wrist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loops
• hoops
• rings
• belts
• circles
• wreaths
• rounds
• coils
• collars
• eyes
• curls
• girdles
• whorls
• spirals
• cinctures
• spires
• hanks
• annulets
• beckets
• furls
• twirls

2

as in bracelets

something that physically prevents free movement

numerous bands of plastic held the toy securely in the box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bracelets
• chains
• handcuffs
• cuffs
• shackles
• irons
• bonds
• binds
• confinements
• manacles
• ties
• constraints
• ligatures
• fetters
• traps
• collars
• restraints
• restrictions
• holdings
• hindrances
• captivities
• entanglements
• trammels
• imprisonments
• incarcerations
• curbs
• nets
• enchainments
• enslavements
• straitjackets
• straightjackets
• fasteners
• immurements
• hold-downs
• hobbles
• holds

3

as in streaks

a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background

skunks have a band of white down their backs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streaks
• stripes
• bars
• blazes
• crossbars
• pinstripes

bands

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of band

1

as in orchestras

a usually large group of musicians playing together

that band is looking for a new singer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• orchestras
• symphonies
• philharmonics
• symphony orchestras
• ensembles
• troupes
• brass bands
• quartets
• brasses
• groups
• quintets
• quartettes
• chamber orchestras
• combos
• woodwinds
• trios
• duos
• sextets
• companies
• strings
• sinfoniettas
• septets
• octets

2

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

a band of volunteer searchers found the lost child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• crews
• armies
• platoons
• companies
• squads
• parties
• brigades
• battalions
• gangs
• troupes
• outfits
• troops
• corps
• departments
• forces
• staffs
• staves
• stables
• hosts
• posses
• administrations
• help
• personnels

3

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a band of explorers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groups
• groupings
• batches
• clusters
• bunches
• lots
• teams
• crops
• crews
• arrays
• parties
• batteries
• constellations
• collectives
• platoons
• organizations
• squadrons
• bodies
• clutches
• consorts
• circles
• battalions
• schools
• gatherings
• brigades
• knots
• gangs
• parcels
• cliques
• congregations
• boodles
• coteries
• passels
• factions
• the whole kit and caboodle
• guilds
• clans
• assemblies
• sects
• outfits
• huddles
• rings
• posses
• rounds
• fellowships
• phalanges
• sets
• coalitions
• task forces
• gilds
• confederacies
• federations
• unions
• leagues
• blocs
• musters
• alliances
• phalanxes
• confederations
• broods
• orders
• bevies
• coveys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

4

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit

a band of songbirds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clusters
• batches
• arrays
• groups
• collections
• bunches
• constellations
• groupings
• lots
• assemblages
• sets
• clumps
• packages
• batteries
• banks
• assortments
• varieties
• series
• suites
• mixtures
• blocks
• clutches
• clots
• parcels
• aggregations
• knots
• accumulations
• aggregates
• musters
• passels
• the whole kit and caboodle
• huddles
• conglomerations
• suits
• agglomerations
• sundries
• jumbles
• odds and ends
• cycles
• runs
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• units
• items
• entities
• singles

bands

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of band

1

as in wraps

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt

banded the waist of the dress with a matching belt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wraps
• bandages
• circles
• belts
• tapes
• girts
• girdles
• loops
• engirds
• engirdles
• girths
• enwinds
• girds
• wires
• begirds
• trusses
• chains
• winds
• lashes
• cords
• wreathes
• ties up
• ropes
• enchains
• swathes
• enwreathes
• shackles
• enswathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwraps
• unwinds
• unties
• ungirds
• unbinds
• unshackles
• unlashes

2

as in ties

to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord

banded the newspapers together for delivery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ties
• binds
• threads
• wires
• straps
• trusses
• cords
• ropes
• twists
• coils
• knots
• tethers
• cinches
• lashes
• winds
• tangles
• leashes
• girts
• laces
• snarls
• girds
• intertwines
• interlaces
• entangles
• interweaves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unties
• unbinds
• unlaces
• unlooses
• unstrings
• unfastens
• undoes
• unloosens
• unstraps
• unleashes
• unthreads
• unlashes
• unravels
• untwists
• disentangles
• unwinds
• untethers
• untangles
• uncoils
• untwines
• unspools
• unsnarls

3

as in stripes

to make stripes on

banded the sleeves of the robe with strips of contrasting material

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripes
• streaks
• bars
• blazes

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of bands

Noun

Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales. —Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales. —Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales. —Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales. —Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

As the moist air rises and mixes with the colder air, clouds form and grow into narrow bands that can produce 3 or more inches of snow per hour. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024

The small-scale music festival — which first took place in December 2014 — sees the New Jersey natives perform alongside their friends and favorite bands to commemorate the end of the year. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024

The annual Christmas parade is filled with marching bands, floats decorated by local businesses, and, of course, Santa. —Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024

The small-scale music festival — which first took place in December 2014 — sees the New Jersey natives perform alongside their friends and favorite bands to commemorate the end of the year. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024