BOOT CAMP Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

boot camp

noun

Definition of boot camp

as in basic training

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as in workshop

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Recent Examples of boot camp By Any Means is the second narrative feature from Elegance Bratton, whose 2022 debut was the semi-autobiographical The Inspection, a film about a gay Black man’s experiences enlisting in the Marines and going through boot camp. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 Many of California’s Asian American leaders have come through that boot camp, which provides training on the nuts-and-bolts of organizing, media relations, and messaging. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 In some ways, the process echoes what an Army recruit would go through in boot camp. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 McDonough explained that the boot camp was more challenging for some actors than others. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boot camp

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Noun

Carvajal had just graduated from basic training and was back home in Chicago when he was fatally shot, according to the FBI.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Carvajal had just returned home from basic training with the Army National Guard basic training.

— Tara Molina, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of basic training

Noun

For a festival increasingly focused on what happens to filmmakers beyond workshops and screenings, the agreement brings a federal media partner into a local film industry that directors say still has room to grow.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
The latest workshop is part of a broader initiative to strengthen the area’s local production workforce and build the necessary infrastructure to support a robust film and television industry in Central Kentucky.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of workshop

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This initiative would require certain private nonprofit healthcare clinics to spend at least 90% of their annual total revenue on patient services.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
After tracing the same woodland route that Kino used to enjoy with her father, Kai books an appointment and heads to the remote clinic—housed right within the girls’ old family home.

— James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

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The symposium is open to the public and is also being livestreamed and filmed by C-SPAN.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
At our Michigan School Census symposium held in 2026, Michigan school librarians and a principal described what that work looks like.

— Kafi Kumasi, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of symposium

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