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

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
Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson played similar roles on Visma, with Kuss in particular turning in another strong supporting performance, metronomic in the high mountains.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026