SHOPPING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

shopping

verb

present participle of shop, British

as in informing (on)

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Recent Examples of shopping Cecil was shopping Wednesday at Brother Benno’s new Indoor Market in Oceanside, a free shop for people living outside or those on tight budgets. — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopping

turning in

Verb

On overcast afternoons, the sky often brightened as the evening wore on, as if the world were turning in reverse.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
Starbucks knocked it out of the park Wednesday night, turning in strong quarterly results and lifting its full-year guidance for several key metrics.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026