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camp

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of camp

1 a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
  • Red Cross workers arrived at the refugee camp.
Synonyms of camp

bivouac, campground, campsite, encampment, hutment
Words Related to camp

colony, plantation, settlement

jungle, shantytown

concentration camp, prison camp

barracks, cantonment, installation, post
2 a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
  • a hunter's camp deep in the woods
Synonyms of camp

cabin, hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty
Words Related to camp

lean-to, shed

cot, cottage, lodge

cabana

bungalow, chalet

hogan, wickiup, wigwam

tent
3 an often small house for recreational or seasonal use
  • Years ago the wealthy industrialists built some rather grand camps along the lake.
Synonyms of camp

cabin, chalet, cottage, lodge
Words Related to camp

dacha, summerhouse

bungalow, cot

hut, shack, shanty

camp

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of camp

to provide with living quarters or shelter
  • Some out-of-town delegates to the convention were camped in university dorms.
Synonyms of camp

accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in
Words Related to camp

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of camp

eject, evict

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