CAMPED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

camped

verb

past tense of camp

as in housed

to provide with living quarters or shelter some out-of-town delegates to the convention were camped in university dorms

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Recent Examples of camped On the 32-yard third-quarter touchdown to Jakobi Meyers, Lawrence dodged the rush and Meyers basically camped out along the back line and waited for the throw to reach him. — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 Many migrants, including unaccompanied minors, remain sleeping in the streets and camped on a beach despite authorities’ efforts to shelter, register and deport those who are eligible back to Morocco. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Reporters are camped out in the hallway, working on advance stories, preparing themselves for any sort of decision to come. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2026 In Pereira, families camped in Olaya Herrera park covered their tents with plastic, while flooding was reported at Hospital Universitario San Jorge. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Thousands await aid amid devastation Thousands of people on Flores camped outside collapsed homes under tarpaulin tents overnight into Monday, sleeping outside because of the danger of more aftershocks. — Firdia Lisnawati, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Thousands of people on Flores camped outside collapsed homes under tarpaulin tents overnight into Monday, sleeping outside because of the danger of more aftershocks. — CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Tens of thousands of kids from across Europe had been camped out for days. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for camped

Verb

In 2023, Campbell’s closed its corporate headquarters in Ballantyne, which had once housed about 1,300 corporate employees.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
An elevator ride to the fourth floor brings you to where most of the museum’s collection is housed.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of housed

Verb

At the scene Friday night, a gray electric Citi Bike could be seen lodged beneath the wheels of a truck belonging to Badger Daylighting, a company specializing in hydrovac excavation whose NYC headquarters are located in the Bronx.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Aerial footage of the crash showed the SUV lodged into the middle of the Metro bus.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lodged

Verb

The 21-year-old played nine games for the Rangers and didn’t look out of place, though Sullivan sheltered him in his minutes.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
County officials said 84% of the homeless population counted during the survey was sheltered rather than living outdoors.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026