Synonyms of shop

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noun

ˈshäp 

1

as in store

also shoppe an establishment where goods are sold to consumers

the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• market
• emporium
• bazaar
• marketplace
• showroom
• outlet
• boutique
• mart
• department store
• chain store
• exchange
• thrift shop
• superstore
• variety store
• dime store
• five-and-ten
• five-and-dime
• big box
• mini-mart
• supercenter

2

as in factory

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods

a machine shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factory
• mill
• plant
• workshop
• works
• manufactory
• studio
• workplace
• sweatshop
• workroom
• atelier
• yard

3

as in terminology

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

the patient impressed her cardiologist with her ability to talk shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• dialect
• vocabulary
• language
• slang
• shoptalk
• idiom
• jive
• jargon
• lingo
• cant
• argot
• patois
• patter
• speech
• vernacular
• parlance
• pidgin
• localism
• colloquialism
• colloquial
• regionalism
• vernacularism
• provincialism
• educationese
• governmentese
• slanguage
• cyberspeak
• journalese
• computerese
• technobabble
• bureaucratese

shop

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verb

British

as in to inform (on)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inform (on)
• turn in
• tell (on)
• peach
• split (on)
• snitch (on)
• give away
• sell (out)
• rat (on)
• cross
• betray
• double-cross
• two-time
• backstab

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• stand by
• defend
• guard
• safeguard
• shield

Examples of shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Here are 10 of the best places to eat, shop, explore, and sleep in Tullahoma, Tennessee. —Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024

The lot includes a patio surrounded by aspens with hot tub, firepit, and grill, plus access to hiking trails; the slopes, golf, and shops are a five-minute drive. —The Week Staff, theweek, 23 Oct. 2024

Verb

The news comes on the final morning of MIPCOM in Cannes, where Sony has been in town shopping various formats and finished titles. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024

Guests can shop at the store, play lawn games and even feed the farm animals at the petting zoo. —Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing shop

• shop (for)