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

Since then, scientists have been in two camps, championing conflicting theories on the thickness of Europa's ice shell. —

Julian Dossett, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Violence has become commonplace inside makeshift displacement camps, where shacks lack doors and lighting and security are rare. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026 For this polar adventure, all gear must be carried to remote and rugged camps, necessitating vigorous training beforehand that focuses on stamina and strength. —

Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 The Adams and Cuomo camps did not take Mamdani's accusations well. —

Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 People living in Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona were forced to leave their homes and property and were sent to 10 internment camps in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. —

Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026 The Economist reports in a 2023 poll that 20% of young Americans (18-29) thought the Holocaust was a myth, with 30% unsure, while a survey from the Guardian reports a common perception that 2 million, not 6 million, Jews were killed in the Nazi camps. —

Jill Ebstein, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 These words are discussed in American living rooms, and in refugee camps and cities across the Somali diaspora. —

Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026 This story is a companion to a piece about Iowa's prisoner of war camps. —

Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026

Verb

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

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Noun

Parts of the North Rim opened back up last fall, including a few eastern viewpoints and campgrounds.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Consider looking outside the park at private campgrounds nearby like Stillwell Store, just eight miles from the northern entrance of Big Bend.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026