Synonyms for tent

Most common

pavilion · wigwam · teepee · tentage · tinta

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

   We were camping in a three-man tent.

2. v. 1

   To go camping.

   We’ll be tenting at the campground this weekend.

Related words

Word family

tentage tentlike tent-sack

Phrases

fold one's tent strike the tent big tent tent peg morning tent tent wine sealskin tent box tent

Forms

Plural

tents → teepees, pavilions, wigwams, marquees…

Past participle

tented
e.g. tented → camped, bivouacked, encamped, tilted…

Example sentences

• pavilion Each continent had a pavilion at the fair.
• teepee Elias walked into the chief's teepee.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

camp¹, tilt¹

5 letters

tinta

6 letters

wigwam², teepee, encamp²

7 letters

marquee², bivouac², tentage

8 letters

pavilion³, fumigate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wigwam² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tente

Italiano

tenda

Español

tienda

Deutsch

Zelt

Català

tenda