CAMPS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

camps 1 of 2

noun

plural of camp

as in campgrounds

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

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as in huts

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a hunter's camp deep in the woods

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as in cottages

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use years ago the wealthy industrialists built some rather grand camps along the lake

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camps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of camp

as in houses

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 camps

Noun

Two decades ago, Alckmin and Lula were on opposite camps in almost every issue, including the negotiations for a deal between the EU and the bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. —

ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 The pair are the only luxury camps in the 1,122-square kilometer park. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Take the examples of the second season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout and Netflix’s first season of Ransom Canyon, which made headlines last year by powering their base camps with solar power. —

Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 The roughly two-acre park would be the first to directly highlight the Dust Bowl and migrant farming camps of the Great Depression, state officials said. —

Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Strand, who also was a high school pitcher with a fastball in the mid-80s, attended football camps with the Gophers, NDSU and North Dakota, and the latter two was where Laqua saw him. —

Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026 Hotels as team base camps Kansas City hotels are being evaluated as potential base camps for national soccer teams. —

Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 But tensions between the two camps appear to be easing, especially after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with senior administration officials to talk about the company's powerful new Mythos model on Friday. —

Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026 For years, many of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, ‌in ⁠a bid to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh. —

CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

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Any time a team puts out a lineup with a non-shooter on the floor, Wembanyama camps in the paint, and the Spurs typically win. —

Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 Now a grandmother, the 65-year-old often camps with up to four generations of her family, from her husband to her grandchildren. —

Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for camps

Noun

Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, and a comfort station.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
During the early camping season, prior to Memorial Day weekend, running water is not available at campgrounds.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026