supermarket

[soo-per-mahr-kit] / ˈsu pərˌmɑr kɪt /

NOUN

emporium

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bazaar boutique co-op discount store flea market mall mart outlet shop shopping center

STRONG

chain galleria stand store

WEAK

cut-rate store five-and-dime outlet store shopping plaza thrift shop

NOUN

grocery store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convenience store

WEAK

bodega corner store food mart food store market mom-and-pop store retail food store

NOUN

market/mart

Synonyms

WEAK

bazaar bodega booth business chain store co-op corner store deli delicatessen department store dimestore drugstore emporium exchange fair general store grocery store mall outlet shop shopping mall showroom souk square stall stock exchange store trading post truck variety store warehouse

NOUN

shop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boutique chain deli department store emporium market mill outlet showroom stand store

WEAK

five-and-dime

NOUN

store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boutique chain store convenience store deli department store discount store drugstore emporium grocery store market outlet shop shopping center showroom

STRONG

mart repository stand storehouse super

WEAK

discount house five-and-dime five-and-ten specialty shop superette

Example Sentences

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While Gwen spent the first six months of her gap year working in a supermarket, Mia said it had been "intense" to balance three jobs.

From BBC

It will use supermarket scanner data for more than half of the grocery market.

From BBC

The table fills with supermarket vegetables, tubs of hummus, bags of chips, brownies purchased at the last minute.

From Salon

They stock up on groceries at the Carrefour supermarket in the shopping mall just upstairs.

From The Wall Street Journal

When lorry driver Rod Quaite pulled up to the forecourt of a supermarket to fill up with diesel last weekend he found it had run out.

From BBC