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

Considerations for base camps include proximity/easy travel to and from game sites, distance from the airport, privacy, security, quality of training fields and fitness equipment, accommodations for fans and media, and recreational opportunities. —

Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 Holly Blastic said the start date is too early for families, who might have to forgo August vacations and family time, and ending May 22 isn’t realistic for families who rely on child care because many park district programs and summer camps don’t begin until June. —

Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 See you again when training camps open. —

Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026 Emergency-response teams quickly erected two tent camps in the neighborhood, giving local residents a place to warm up and charge their phones. —

Michael Holtz, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026 The World Cup starts in four months, and teams are selecting base camps for the 48-team tournament that will be played in Mexico, Canada and the United States. —

Mac Engel february 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026 Both ideological camps are composed of strange bedfellows. —

Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026 Wild Wonders typically runs more than 1,000 onsite and offsite educational programs each year, ranging from behind-the-scenes tours of the private wildlife refuge to zoo camps and sunset safaris. —

Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026 Polarization prevents creative friction by turning differences into enemy camps. —

Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 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

Guillen’s loss reflects a broader reckoning after the floods, which exposed vulnerabilities at riverside youth camps, RV parks and campgrounds.

— Gretchen Butwid, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Equity LifeStyle Properties Earnings in January showed that business is humming at the real estate investment trust and operator of RV campgrounds and manufactured home communities, according to the bank.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026