PACK (UP OR IN) Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

pack (up or in)

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Definition of pack (up or in)

as in to cease

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the auto company is downsizing and will be packing up operations at the local plant

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as in to abandon

to stop doing (something) permanently after two years of college, he decided to pack in that academic stuff and join the army

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Under the proposal, the academy could cease operations for roughly seven months after the January 2028 class, which would let the department temporarily reassign more than 300 officers from its training division.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Furthermore, the centralized App Store infrastructure means third-party applications would cease to function if Apple's servers are no longer active.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

The boxing ring metaphor was largely abandoned once the competition began, even though there were more opportunities to mix baseball’s tradition of walkup music with fight sports’ swaggering walkouts.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Critics of the deal hope that the lawsuit will force Paramount to abandon its merger dreams altogether, though that seems hard to imagine, and would leave WBD in a weak position.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of abandon

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Throughout the match, the Argentine congregation in the stands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium never stopped believing.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Travel may be getting more expensive, but that isn’t stopping Americans from splurging on bucket-list vacations.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

Definition of stop

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That came after the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching strikes on an airport in the Yemeni capital and warned the attacks would end a years-long de facto truce between the two sides.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
If, by chance, Mbappe and Messi were to end the tournament with an equal number of goals and assists, the award would go to the player who achieved those goals/assists in the fewest number of minutes.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of end

Verb

In 2018, the distillery discontinued that 6-year-old bourbon and replaced it with a 7-year-old version with a higher price tag and new packaging.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
The coffee giant recently brought back its S’mores Frappuccino, which debuted in 2015 and was discontinued six years ago.

— Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of discontinue

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened to halt more energy export routes from the Middle East in response to the US military reimposing a naval blockade of ships going to and from Iranian ports.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
In the wake of two fatal shootings days apart, Immigration and Customs Enforcement temporarily halted attempts to arrest undocumented immigrants by pulling them over in their cars.

— Cole Reynolds, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

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“Pack (up or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20%28up%20or%20in%29. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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