Synonyms of camp

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noun

ˈkamp 

1

as in campsite

a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins

the war forced people to flee their homes and to live in crowded camps along the border

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campsite
• campground
• encampment
• bivouac
• barracks
• settlement
• plantation
• jungle
• canvas
• hutment
• colony
• tentage
• prison camp
• concentration camp
• cantonment
• shantytown
• installation
• laager
• leaguer
• Hooverville
• post

2

as in hut

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling

a hunter's camp deep in the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hut
• cabin
• shack
• tent
• cottage
• shanty
• hovel
• shed
• hooch
• lodge
• hutment
• bungalow
• hutch
• chalet
• cot
• cabana
• lean-to
• wigwam
• hogan
• wickiup

3

as in cottage

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use

years ago the wealthy industrialists built some rather grand camps along the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cottage
• cabin
• lodge
• hut
• chalet
• bungalow
• bach
• shack
• shanty
• cot
• dacha
• summerhouse

camp

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verb

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

some out-of-town delegates to the convention were camped in university dorms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• lodge
• shelter
• room
• accommodate
• bunk
• roof
• board
• chamber
• quarter
• tent
• home
• bivouac
• encamp
• harbor
• domicile
• billet
• take in
• stable
• bestow
• shed
• secure
• put up
• roost
• barrack
• bed (down)
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

camp

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adjective

as in campy

Related Words

• campy
• dudish
• foppish
• dandyish
• sappy
• prissy
• feminine
• girlie
• spinsterish
• antimacho
• old-maidish
• effeminate
• womanly
• overnice
• girlish
• sissy
• unmanly
• womanlike
• epicene
• sissified
• womanish
• effete

Dissimilar Words

• masculine
• manly
• virile
• mannish
• manlike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of camp

Noun

As joyful crowds took to the streets to celebrate the students' victory on Sunday, some in the crowd stoned the withdrawing police and dismantled a camp used by Vucic loyalists in a park in central Belgrade for more than a year. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Both camps were pursuing something known as the Yang-Mills problem, which concerns the math that underpins modern physics. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

George, Louise and her kids camped in Garden of the Gods, at Shawnee National Forest. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Park rangers are increasing patrols along the river and contacting people who may be illegally camping in the area, Sylvia said. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing camp

• camp (out)
• concentration camp