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 Rotate the packets once during cooking for even heat distribution. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Featuring over 40 recipes, all of which use a single packet of ramen for a single serving, the book turns the iconic comfort food into something worth setting the dinner table for. — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026 The lobby’s retro Sweet N’ Glow Salon’s color scheme is as pink as a packet of Sweet N’ Low sugar substitute, complete with beehive hair dryers, vintage magazines, and a kitschy wig collection. — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for packet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet

Noun

Tatis slid safely into the bag, and the relay to first base was not in time to get Merrill.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Using a plastic bag to collect the soil and disposing of it in the garbage — not green yard waste bins — will help to reduce the spread of airborne chemicals.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of bag

Noun

No one expects Moreno to spend like the Dodgers do (and even Walter’s fellow owners want a salary cap in an attempt to stop the Dodgers).

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
That adds up to just $15,080 a year, based on a standard 40-hour workweek—less than a third of the average American’s salary of around $60,000 yearly.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Definition of salary

Noun

Opt for a fresh bundle of spinach, if possible, rather than a plastic container or bag, and consume it promptly to maintain its nutrient content.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026
The first stage puts its payload inside an app bundle that impersonates real components built into macOS.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of bundle

Noun

While the streaming service recently eliminated its free trial directly through the site, customers who sign up for one of DirecTV’s Signature packages will get three months of Paramount+ Premium included at no cost.

— Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
Included in the Distributed Digital Systems (DDiS) program package, the control system supervises and manages installations in the fields of energy, propulsion, diving safety and auxiliary systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of package

Noun

Over the past decade, home prices have risen much faster than wages.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026
For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of wage

Noun

Blue Origin, funded almost entirely by Bezos's Amazon fortune for a quarter-century, is raising its first outside round of capital, a signal that space ventures no longer need a personal fortune to sustain them.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Praying at temples for wealth and good fortune is a common practice, even for those who aren’t especially religious.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of fortune

Noun

Anderson has since remarried and currently works as chief of staff for corporate development at payment technology company Celero Commerce.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026