Synonyms for legion
ˈli dʒənle·gion

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1. host, legionnoun

   archaic terms for army

   Synonyms:
   emcee, boniface, server, innkeeper, horde, host, master of ceremonies

   Antonyms:
   few

2. legionnoun

   association of ex-servicemen

   "the American Legion"

   Synonyms:
   horde, host

   Antonyms:
   few

3. legionnoun

   a large military unit

   "the French Foreign Legion"

   Synonyms:
   horde, host

   Antonyms:
   few

4. horde, host, legionadjective

   a vast multitude

   Synonyms:
   emcee, boniface, drove, innkeeper, swarm, horde, server, host, master of ceremonies

   Antonyms:
   few

5. numerous, legion(p)adjective

   amounting to a large indefinite number

   "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"

   Antonyms:
   few

Matched Categories

1. • Army
   • Association
   • Military Unit

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1. legionnoun

   Synonyms:
   army, host, military force, body of troops

2. legionnoun

   Synonyms:
   multitude, great number

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1. legionnoun

   Synonyms:
   host, horde, army

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1. List of paraphrases for "legion":

   lgw, legião, corps, rife

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How to use legion in a sentence?

1. Richard Stuart:

   None of us figured that it would be as big as American Legion Post was, every veteran has the right to have a funeral like this. You're showing honor to a veteran who has passed away.

2. Matthew Parker/Facebook:

   This is so new, and they're under such pressure. The fact that they are able to stand the legion up at all is amazing.

3. Kevin Brady:

   The super rich? They don't pay this tax. They have a legion of lawyers and tax planners. They have charitable trusts and foundations, these are family-owned, hard-working, risk-taking, determined Americans who are building their business, their farm, their ranch. These are not, as we will hear today, the Paris Hiltons and robber barons of the Teddy Roosevelt days.

4. Richard Ben-Veniste:

   Bob Mueller's attributes are legion.

5. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732:

   He that is busy is tempted by but one devil; he that is idle, by a legion.