Synonyms of shops

shops 1 of 2

noun

plural of shop

1

as in stores

also shoppes 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

• stores
• markets
• emporia
• bazaars
• emporiums
• marketplaces
• outlets
• boutiques
• showrooms
• marts
• department stores
• chain stores
• exchanges
• thrift shops
• variety stores
• superstores
• dime stores
• mini-marts
• big boxes
• supercenters
• five-and-dimes
• five-and-tens

2

as in factories

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods

a machine shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factories
• mills
• plants
• works
• workshops
• manufactories
• workplaces
• studios
• sweatshops
• ateliers
• workrooms
• yards

3

as in dialects

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

• dialects
• terminologies
• languages
• vocabularies
• slangs
• idioms
• lingoes
• shoptalk
• cants
• argots
• jargons
• patois
• lingos
• patter
• jives
• colloquials
• provincialisms
• vernacularisms
• speeches
• vernaculars
• colloquialisms
• localisms
• parlances
• regionalisms
• pidgins
• slanguages
• educationeses
• bureaucrateses
• governmenteses
• computereses
• technobabbles
• journaleses
• cyberspeaks

shops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shop, British

as in informs (on)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informs (on)
• splits (on)
• tells (on)
• turns in
• peaches
• snitches (on)
• rats (on)
• gives away
• sells (out)
• crosses
• double-crosses
• two-times
• betrays
• backstabs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• shields
• stands by
• saves
• guards
• defends
• safeguards