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 police compound housed counterterrorism police, who had carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The backstory The hotel is housed in a 19th-century grand palazzo that was previously a transport company headquarters.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of housed

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On the 32-yard third-quarter touchdown to Jakobi Meyers, Lawrence dodged the rush and Meyers basically camped out along the back line and waited for the throw to reach him.

— Zac Jackson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Many migrants, including unaccompanied minors, remain sleeping in the streets and camped on a beach despite authorities’ efforts to shelter, register and deport those who are eligible back to Morocco.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of camped

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First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
But, as seen in Piddington, that strategy can create challenges when a large asylum facility is proposed near a small community that has historically accommodated relatively few asylum seekers.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of accommodated

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At the scene Friday night, a gray electric Citi Bike could be seen lodged beneath the wheels of a truck belonging to Badger Daylighting, a company specializing in hydrovac excavation whose NYC headquarters are located in the Bronx.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Aerial footage of the crash showed the SUV lodged into the middle of the Metro bus.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lodged

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The 21-year-old played nine games for the Rangers and didn’t look out of place, though Sullivan sheltered him in his minutes.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
County officials said 84% of the homeless population counted during the survey was sheltered rather than living outdoors.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheltered

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