PACKET Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

packet

noun

ˈpa-kət

Definition of packet

as in bag

a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items a packet of letters that her husband wrote while he was in the army

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as in salary

British the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services his monthly wage packet contained just enough to allow him to rent a one-bedroom flat

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as in bundle

chiefly British a very large amount of money that town house in Mayfair cost a packet

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Recent Examples of packet Mix a package of instant potatoes with a half packet of stuffing mix and some cut up salami. — Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 This box comes with 30 packets of vitamin C at 1,000 milligrams. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Depending on the school and the child’s grade, some teachers follow a set agenda, with presentation slides, packets or lists of topics to cover. — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Make sure to check the seed packet for the days to maturity to give you an estimate of when your corn should be ready to harvest. — Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for packet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet

Noun

These bags come from Maria Grazia Chiuri’s fall 2026 collection, her first as Fendi’s chief creative officer—and something of a homecoming for the Roman designer.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Carter Nylon Cargo Backpack My 56-year-old mom never travels without a backpack to easily store her medicines, snacks, chargers, laptop, and even spare clothes in the compact bag.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bag

Noun

Singletary took a pay cut to the minimum salary to stay this offseason, and then earned his spot on the roster.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The salary for a probationary officer — who usually graduates from the police academy after half a year — starts at $63,000 but jumps to $111,000, plus benefits after four and a half years of service, per the department’s 2026 pay schedule.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of salary

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Online privacy tools often force a trade-off between convenience and protection, but AdGuard’s family bundle aims to close that gap for households with multiple devices.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Apple One bundles Apple TV with Apple Music, Apple Arcade, cloud storage and other features.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bundle

Noun

On Location, which sells premium packages at high-profile events like the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl and the US Open, helped generate $666 million in revenue for the first six months of this year — a 60% increase compared to the year prior.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent drone deliveries have not been flawless — a video spread across the internet earlier this month after an Amazon drone dropped a Texas customer’s package into her swimming pool.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of package

Noun

The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Over the course of 23 bargaining sessions, the union and district representatives have negotiated on class size, wages and Special Education resources, among 57 total proposals.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of wage

Noun

Set on a picturesque Japanese island, the series follows Karin Shirahama, a strawberry farmer who pours everything into her land, and Lee Yubin, a city dweller whose fortunes have taken a sharp turn for the worse.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Ballmer is the ninth-richest person in the world, according to Forbes' real-time billionaires list, which puts his fortune at more than $152 billion.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortune

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In an electric bike, where the top tube must house a 230Wh battery pack, these wider, inherently stiff aluminum tubes actually provide superior rigidity over narrow-titanium piping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
The workaround is a set of official Samsung cases with integrated magnets, alongside a Qi2 magnetic battery pack that can snap onto the Galaxy S26 if a magnetic case is fitted.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of pack

Noun

That facility charges for certain types of meeting space, yet Mazariegos’ spending report initially showed no payments or in-kind donations for such costs, Rothstein said.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
The agreement includes a payment of up to $18 billion, part of which is tied to conditional action by other social media giants.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026