BOOT CAMP Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

boot camp

noun

Definition of boot camp

as in basic training

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

tenure

as in workshop

Related Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of boot camp McDonough explained that the boot camp was more challenging for some actors than others. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 But my four nights at the Ranch Hudson Valley, the East Coast outpost of the Malibu favorite, reveal that this is neither austere boot camp nor cutting-edge wellness clinic. — Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 This talent pool includes four-year and community college graduates, tech boot camp alumni, workforce development program participants, military veterans, and those with unrelated job experiences. — Michelle Sims, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The kitchen scenes are a combo platter of boot camp, frat house hazing ritual and kung fu movie. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boot camp

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot camp

Noun

The facility serves as the Coast Guard's sole basic training center for enlisted recruits, and the improvements are intended to accommodate its growing workforce.

— Michael Sinkewicz , Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Since 1973, however, Olympic medalists and Asian Games gold medalists have been able to replace the full term with a supplementary service which consists of three weeks of basic training.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of basic training

Noun

For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Those reading the tea leaves even focused on how Warsh kicked off his speech at the economic policy symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

— Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of symposium

Browse Nearby Words

boot

boot camp

boot camps

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20camp. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of boot camp

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on boot camp

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Luddite

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes