Synonyms of shacks

shacks

noun

plural of shack

as in huts

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling

a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shacks

Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Fishermen spend the night in small wooden shacks on the river islands, checking their nets. — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026

Unlike most bare-bones seafood shacks, there’s real table service here, with smiling, friendly servers, to boot. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

During dry seasons, herders can move 100 miles (roughly 160 kilometers) with their livestock, sleeping under the stars or in makeshift shacks along the way. — Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

At least 30 people were killed in a massive landslide in Guinea on Sunday when a mountainous open-air landfill collapsed and buried nearby shacks, trapping numerous victims beneath a mass of garbage. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Outings to island seafood shacks and floating bar boats become lazy daylong excursions. — Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

By 1975, Pierce had 20 shacks around Chicago, franchised to family or friends. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026