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

Palestinians in Gaza are still contending with myriad daily struggles, from lack of water to rodent infestations in sprawling tent camps. —

Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Australian governments previously paid Nauru and Papua New Guinea to house asylum seekers who attempted to reach Australia’s shore by boat in squalid detention camps. —

ABC News, 6 May 2026 Last month, some camps filed suit against the state to block the requirement. —

Jack Fink, CBS News, 5 May 2026 Sharing the game with them and really, just being there for them, whether that’s with camps or equipment, or just everyday life. —

Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026 An Oceanside commission has recommended the city extend its contracts with Interfaith Community Services for efforts to find permanent housing for people living in camps along the state Route 78 corridor. —

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026 He’s also been involved in community service, conducting camps and working with Compassion International, an organization that partners with local churches to fight child poverty. —

Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026 The Russian departure from much of northern Mali will enable jihadist groups to set up training camps in the vast spaces vacated, paving the way for further expansion, a scenario especially feared by Algeria. —

Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Eventually the boys split into two camps, paranoia runs rampant and deadly violence ensues. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

Verb

That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore. —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 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

In addition to the lodges, families can pitch a tent or park an RV at one of the park's various campgrounds.

— Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The fires scorched trails, campgrounds and beloved ecosystems in and around Rocky Mountain National Park and the Arapahoe and Roosevelt national forests.

— Kyle Manley, The Conversation, 6 May 2026