ENCAMP Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

encamp

verb

in-ˈkamp

Definition of encamp

as in to tent

to live in a camp or the outdoors the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail

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as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym

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eject
evict

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Recent Examples of encamp Teams conducted initial outreach to offer people encamping in the marsh area access to shelter, housing, treatment, and supportive services. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 The Caribs encamped on the summit of a steep cliff surrounded by high precipices, which could only be climbed by a narrow secret pathway. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025 Mahan said that homeless residents who had encamped around the surrounding areas would receive priority access to the tiny home community. — Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 Hall and Hind spent months encamped in Eucalyptus’s Sydney, Australia offices, learning how the company’s customer support systems worked. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for encamp

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Users can pitch the fly first, then use it as cover while pitching the inner tent, attach the fly and tent together and pitch them as one, or pitch the inner tent and then attach the fly.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Definition of tent

Verb

Zygielbaum was surprised however that the DOJ reached out only to him, and not the Republican clerk in neighboring Weld County, which also houses a sizable portion of that same congressional district.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
By 2018, the F50 had reportedly been acquired by Chinese billionaire and Instagram influencer Shin Mike Yin, who houses his collection of rare exotics—including a few examples from Pagani and Bugatti—in Dusseldorf, Germany.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of house

Verb

Raman says that she is committed to ending homelessness, but the city has gone about it the wrong way and that no-camping zones just push the problem from one neighborhood to another.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
D’Amelio made her entrance early in the evening, posing with her cover before camping out in a cozy red booth next to the DJ stand.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of camp

Verb

One tale from Windy City Ghosts goes that a few nights after the dagger was removed from wherever it was lodged in the basement, an employee, possibly a bouncer, went down the basement.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Typically, criminal cases for conduct that occurred well in the past — as this one alleges — are lodged through an indictment, not a criminal complaint.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lodge

Verb

Many local residents don’t realize how much money local governments have been spending to shelter, and provide services for, people experiencing homelessness.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
The official cited the return of a senior Machado adviser who had previously spent an extended period sheltered in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas as an example of the political opening Washington wants to expand.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of shelter

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