CAMPS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

camps 1 of 2

noun

plural of camp

as in campgrounds

a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins the war forced people to flee their homes and to live in crowded camps along the border

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as in huts

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a hunter's camp deep in the woods

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as in cottages

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use years ago the wealthy industrialists built some rather grand camps along the lake

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camps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of camp

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter some out-of-town delegates to the convention were camped in university dorms

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Recent Examples of camps

Noun

In the documentary’s vintage footage, scenes of Depression-era migrant camps don’t look very different from recent news coverage of how farmworkers live. — Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026 Everywhere, in big cities and small towns, there’s an increase in the adultification of children, even the well-off ones, even the ones raised by gentle parents, even the ones with skate and surf camps, guitar lessons, and college funds. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 Her work has taken her around the world reviewing top hotels and writing travel guides, from luxury safari camps in Botswana to Palaces de France across Saint-Tropez. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Thousands lost their homes Authorities are operating 59 temporary camps for displaced families. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Now in its 18th year, The Zac Foundation has provided free water safety camps to more than 25,000 kids in at-risk communities. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Officials tout restored electricity and emergency camps, yet aid groups warn deaths, destruction and displacement are vastly undercounted, with millions potentially losing homes or basic services for years. — Juan Pablo Arraez, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Multiple national outlets are reporting that FIFA is in discussion with the England and Mexico camps about a potential time change. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 July 2026 Intestinal infections, which caused severe diarrhea and dehydration, were common in 1776 because of poor sanitation and contaminated food and water, especially in military camps, per NIH and NLM. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Verb

That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Now a grandmother, the 65-year-old often camps with up to four generations of her family, from her husband to her grandchildren. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for camps

Noun

Where to Stay The park has two campgrounds, Cedar Pass and Sage Creek, but visitors can also opt for backcountry camping.

— Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of campgrounds

Verb

The property also houses its own private theater, wine cellar, tasting room, game room, poker room and fitness center.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Even with a modest rebound after the pandemic, the BOP today houses roughly 154,000 inmates, nearly 30 percent fewer than at its 2013 peak.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

The Viking Mississippi by contrast has 193 cabins for a maximum of 386 passengers.

— Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
The high-end camping company offers Airstream suites, polished cabins, fire pits, design-forward amenities and access to iconic outdoor destinations.

— Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of cabins

Verb

Made up of vast mangrove forests, brackish marshlands, and tons of tiny islands, the refuge shelters a wide variety of animals, including American alligators and crocodiles, Florida panthers, manatees, river otters, bottle-nosed dolphins, and more than 200 species of migratory birds.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
The film centers on Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely bond with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026

Definition of shelters

Noun

Roden-Reynolds, the epidemiologist Lea Hamner, and Virginia Barbatti, the executive director of a nonprofit called Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard, were hunched over their laptops at locations around the island, scrutinizing a map of enemy encampments.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Antioch, said Torres-Walker, already spends millions on code enforcement contracts to clear encampments around the city.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 June 2026