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

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

Beginning near Trenton and winding across Mount Desert Island, the route takes travelers from waterfront lobster shacks and the shops of Bar Harbor to the granite peaks, carriage roads, and rugged coastline that the park is known for. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Police said two Mozambican men were killed during violence in late May in Mossel Bay, a coastal town in the Western Cape, where more than 50 shacks in an informal settlement were burned. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 June 2026

This tiny Gulf island community is peppered with seafood shacks, art galleries, fishing docks, and spectacular over-water sunsets. — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

The shooting carried out late Tuesday by assailants in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

Informal settlements in South Africa are unplanned residential areas that are common in and around big cities where people looking for housing live in shacks or other makeshift structures. — CBS News, 10 June 2026