Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun legion

4 senses of legion

Sense 1
host, legion -- (archaic terms for army)
       => army, regular army, ground forces -- (a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state)

Sense 2
legion -- (association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion")
       => association -- (a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association")

Sense 3
legion -- (a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion")
       => military unit, military force, military group, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")

Sense 4
horde, host, legion -- (a vast multitude)
       => multitude, throng, concourse -- (a large gathering of people)

Antonyms of adj legion

1 sense of legion

Sense 1
numerous, legion (predicate) -- (amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion")

INDIRECT (VIA many) -> few -- (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle")

Similarity of adj legion

1 sense of legion

Sense 1
numerous, legion (predicate) -- (amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion")
       => many (vs. few) -- (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people")