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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López’s attorney sent Rivas and her group a cease-and-desist letter last month, citing trademark infringement and deceptive and unfair trade practices, the letter shows.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of passengers were crammed in there with us, many of them families with children, all waiting for the Russian onslaught to cease.

— Eric Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cease

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To reach the quarterfinals in New York, Zheng had to accept her newfound station in tennis — not to abandon her confidence for the sake of humility, but to combine her natural self-belief with acceptance of her reality and a new perspective.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Masson credited the town’s surveillance cameras with capturing the fleeing pair abandoning at least one of the paintings and the city’s police force with a quick response.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of abandon

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But the most shocking win was, of course, UMass’ 37-21 victory at Rutgers, ending a 16-game losing streak and 23-game Football Bowl Subdivision losing streak.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The goal ended the Trojans’ hopes of a huge win, but the draw was still an important result for USC, considering how this season has gone.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of end

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South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest foldable smartphone vendor, launched a tri-fold device in December but reportedly discontinued sales after three months.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
As part of the plans, Tan may also consider discontinuing some low-margin product lines and letting go of a few more employees, the report adds.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of discontinue

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The escalation shattered a four-year truce that had largely halted the fighting in the civil war.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The fighting has halted most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply passed before the war began.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of halt

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Doves love to concentrate on a power line and then drop into a field.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Even those inside Newcastle United were questioning the commitment and focus of some of their star players last season, when a staggering 27 points were dropped from winning positions.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2026.

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