ENCAMPED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

encamped

verb

past tense of encamp

as in tented

to live in a camp or the outdoors the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail

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as in housed

to provide with living quarters or shelter as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym

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The mission museum and gift shop are housed in the original Convent Wing, once the residential quarters of Franciscan priests and friars.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of housed

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Dozens of camera crews and reporters were camped out in front of the side entrance to the New York Knicks home court.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
On July 2, the royal mom of three visited the line where tennis fans camped out overnight in hopes of scoring tickets before meeting with line volunteers, spending time with the Shine Camera Club and taking in some of the sporting action.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of camped

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Textron and the participating pilots also have to coordinate with the Special Olympics organizers to make sure all the athletes are accommodated appropriately.

— Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Extreme weather that experts say may be fueled by climate change has become a concern for producers, who say the problem should be accommodated with a more predictable purchase price.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026

Definition of accommodated

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Devers furthered the Giants’ cause with a ground-rule double that lodged itself under the padding along the right-field line, scoring Schmitt.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
The hotel may already be lodged somewhere in your subconscious thanks to its iconic yellow umbrellas and vaulted-ceiling indoor pool.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of lodged

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Multiple calls to sheriff’s dispatchers brought deputies to the woman, who sheltered in the apartment of a Good Samaritan, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
About 120 of those who could walk were being sheltered in a gym, while the rest were housed in a psychiatric hospital, local authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of sheltered

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