Synonyms of shop

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noun

ˈshäp 

1

as in store

also shoppe an establishment where goods are sold to consumers

the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• emporium
• bazaar
• market
• showroom
• outlet
• marketplace
• boutique
• mart
• department store
• chain store
• exchange
• thrift shop
• superstore
• variety store
• dime store
• five-and-ten
• big box
• mini-mart
• supercenter

2

as in factory

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods

a machine shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factory
• mill
• plant
• workshop
• works
• manufactory
• studio
• workplace
• sweatshop
• workroom
• atelier
• yard

3

as in terminology

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

the patient impressed her cardiologist with her ability to talk shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• dialect
• vocabulary
• language
• slang
• shoptalk
• idiom
• jive
• jargon
• lingo
• cant
• argot
• patois
• patter
• speech
• vernacular
• parlance
• pidgin
• localism
• colloquialism
• colloquial
• regionalism
• vernacularism
• provincialism
• educationese
• governmentese
• slanguage
• cyberspeak
• journalese
• computerese
• technobabble
• bureaucratese

shop

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verb

British

as in to inform (on)

Related Words

• inform (on)
• turn in
• tell (on)
• peach
• split (on)
• snitch (on)
• give away
• sell (out)
• rat (on)
• cross
• betray
• double-cross
• two-time
• backstab

Dissimilar Words

• protect
• save
• stand by
• defend
• guard
• safeguard
• shield

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shop

Noun

Demonstrations erupted into riots on Saturday, with almost 2,400 people arrested, shops looted or damaged and buildings covered in graffiti as violent groups clashed with police in cities across the country, according to the interior ministry. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Beginning in December, visitors can experience everything from a Holiday Open House, where local shops open their doors to strolling carolers, to Magic at the Mill, during which the famous DeZwaan windmill glitters with lights. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026

By leveraging its immense manufacturing scale and a vast network of local bike shop partners across the US, the company works with margins that smaller startups couldn’t survive with. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Fielder and Oppenheim set up shop in the family’s rented San Diego home, and two weeks before Holmes leaves, Fielder moves in. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing shop

• shop (for)