packed

packed

adjective \ˈpakt\

Definition of PACKED

1

a : compressed <packed snow>

b : that is crowded or stuffed —often used in combination <an action-packed story>

2

: filled to capacity <played to a packed house>

Examples of PACKED

1. Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.
2. {frac1 cup loosely packed fresh parsley
3. Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.
4. The theater is always packed when he performs there.
5. bands playing to packed audiences

First Known Use of PACKED

1777

Related to PACKED

Synonyms

brimful, brimming, bursting, chockablock, chock-full (or chockful), crammed, crowded, fat, filled, jammed, jam-packed, loaded, full, stuffed

Antonyms

bare, blank, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void

Related Words

overcrowded, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overladen, overloaded, overstuffed; abounding, flush, fraught, replete, rife, swarming, teeming

Near Antonyms

deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, short, shortish, shy, wanting; depleted, drained, exhausted

Rhymes with PACKED

act, backed, bract, cracked, fact, pact, stacked, tact, tracked, tract