Synonyms for shanty

Most common

cabin · hut · shack · hovel · sea shanty · speakeasy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A roughly-built hut or cabin.

Related words

Word family

shantyman

Phrases

grog shanty shanty town sugar shanty sea shanty

Other spellings

chantey chanty shantey

Forms

Plural

shanties → shacks, hovels, huts, cabins…

Example sentences

• cabin Tom lives alone in a small cabin near a waterfall.
• hut The hut kept the rain and dew out after a fashion.
• shack The last thing she should do is shack up with him.
• hovel Is this the hovel you live in?
• speakeasy This speakeasy is controlled by the mob.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

hut¹

4 letters

shed¹

5 letters

cabin², shack¹, hutch¹, hovel²

7 letters

cottage²

9 letters

speakeasy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cabin² = 2 syllables).