Synonyms of camps

camps 1 of 2

noun

plural of camp

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campgrounds
• campsites
• encampments
• barracks
• bivouacs
• settlements
• plantations
• hutments
• canvases
• colonies
• jungles
• shantytowns
• cantonments
• concentration camps
• prison camps
• installations
• tentages
• leaguers
• Hoovervilles
• posts
• laagers

2

as in huts

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling

a hunter's camp deep in the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huts
• cabins
• shacks
• tents
• cottages
• hovels
• shanties
• hooches
• hutments
• sheds
• hutches
• bungalows
• lodges
• cots
• chalets
• lean-tos
• cabanas
• wigwams
• hogans
• wickiups

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cottages
• cabins
• chalets
• lodges
• huts
• bungalows
• baches
• shacks
• cots
• shanties
• dachas
• summerhouses

camps

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• shelters
• lodges
• rooms
• accommodates
• quarters
• boards
• chambers
• roofs
• bunks
• homes
• harbors
• bivouacs
• domiciles
• billets
• encamps
• takes in
• stables
• tents
• barracks
• bestows
• sheds
• beds (down)
• puts up
• roosts
• secures
• ensconces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of camps

Noun

The Polisario Front, representing the Indigenous Sahrawi people, seeks self-determination and is supported by Algeria (where the refugee camps are located). — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

After media day, a few teams hit the road for at least a portion of their training camps. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Who is building the blood pressure wearable market The players fall into three camps. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

The vast majority of Palestinians continue to live in tent camps or ruins of their former homes. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Travel groups are capped at 16 people and stay within the national park at an off-grid lodge and eco-sensitive camps designed in collaboration with Aṉangu Traditional Owners. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

His memoir, released Tuesday, details his early life fleeing Vietnam with his father, time in refugee camps, his life as a child actor and his triumphant return to the screen. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

The next 12 to 24 months will likely split couples into three camps, each with a different practical decision to make. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

These camps are already struggling with high levels of malaria, measles, and cholera, and there is a growing risk that Ebola will begin to circulate inside them, too. — Stephanie Psaki, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

Concertgoers are surely used to the fan archetype who camps outside the venue for hours to secure a spot along the barricade, but the lines outside Nationals Park on Wednesday didn’t hold the promise of a better view. — Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 25 July 2026

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