Synonyms of pack

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adjective

chiefly Scottish

as in bosom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bosom
• inseparable
• thick
• familiar
• intimate
• close
• friendly
• tight
• exclusive
• close-knit
• chummy
• cliquish
• pally
• clannish
• palsy-walsy
• palsy
• snobby
• cliquey
• snobbish
• incestuous
• inhospitable
• forbidding
• unfriendly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receptive
• welcoming

pack

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verb (1)

1

as in to fill

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

carefully pack the food containers so we'll have as much as possible for the picnic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• plug
• stuff
• seal
• block
• dam
• stop
• bung
• close (off)
• repack
• jam
• occlude
• choke
• clog
• congest
• obstruct
• clot
• caulk
• chink
• restuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shovel
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)

2

as in to load

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

I had packed the suitcase so tightly that it wouldn't close

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• load
• stuff
• cram
• heap
• refill
• charge
• jam
• brim
• jam-pack
• bulk
• flood
• repack
• shove
• replenish
• swamp
• drench
• bloat
• glut
• reload
• mat
• squeeze
• crowd
• refresh
• ram
• squash
• penetrate
• saturate
• press
• crush
• overfill
• overcharge
• overflow
• honeycomb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vacate
• empty
• evacuate
• clear
• eliminate
• void
• drain
• draw (off)
• lighten
• exhaust
• clean
• sweep
• bleed
• deplete
• purge
• flush
• scour

3

as in to carry

to support and take from one place to another

remember to pack several changes of clothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carry
• haul
• transport
• bring
• send
• ferry
• convey
• lug
• tote
• cart
• deliver
• ship
• bear
• take
• forward
• transfer
• fetch
• move
• transmit
• remove
• hand over
• shift

4

as in to bear

to wear or have on one's person

a private detective packing a weapon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carry
• bear
• sport
• display
• show off
• show
• exhibit
• flaunt
• parade

pack

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noun

1

as in backpack

a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back

part of basic training is becoming accustomed to taking very long hikes with an 80-pound pack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backpack
• suitcase
• rucksack
• knapsack
• kit bag
• packsack
• haversack
• carry-on
• handbag
• carryall
• traveling bag
• portmanteau
• fanny pack
• school bag
• holdall
• overnight bag
• grip
• seabag
• overnight case
• weekend bag

2

as in bag

a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items

she tucked a small pack of lozenges into her bag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bag
• bundle
• package
• packet
• pouch
• sack
• box
• parcel
• container
• bale
• crate
• poke

3

as in loads

a considerable amount

it took a pack of courage to stand up before that crowd and tell the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• ton
• dozen
• plenty
• bunch
• slew
• deal
• pile
• bundle
• chunk
• quantity
• stack
• raft
• lot
• wealth
• abundance
• hundred
• bucket
• truckload
• all kinds (of)
• mountain
• carload
• volume
• store
• basketful
• heap
• yard
• fistful
• good deal
• boatload
• quite a bit
• myriad
• sheaf
• bushel
• shipload
• wad
• mass
• pot
• mess
• peck
• gobs
• barrel
• reams
• multiplicity
• much
• profusion
• plenitude
• passel
• sight
• thousands
• lashings
• plateful
• oodles
• potful
• score
• lashins
• spate
• scads
• surplus
• plentitude
• flood
• excess
• plague
• rash
• sea
• flock
• overage
• swarm
• multitude
• host
• horde
• crowd
• plethora
• epidemic
• overabundance
• army
• overkill
• cram
• embarrassment
• herd
• bonanza
• million
• drove
• bevy
• surfeit
• crush
• overflow
• press
• redundancy
• oversupply
• throng
• deluge
• mob
• superabundance
• legion
• superfluity
• zillion
• overmuch
• gazillion
• trillion
• jillion
• kazillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• handful
• spot
• taste
• ounce
• bit
• touch
• peanuts
• pinch
• grain
• strain
• shade
• hint
• ace
• trace
• sprinkling
• particle
• streak
• fragment
• shadow
• scrap
• molecule
• nip
• sprinkle
• mouthful
• suspicion
• dram
• dab
• lick
• pittance
• atom
• mite
• ray
• shred
• speck
• granule
• whit
• drop
• section
• dot
• tad
• scruple
• glimmer
• jot
• portion
• piece
• dash
• little
• crumb
• modicum
• smattering
• mote
• iota
• tittle
• shot
• scintilla
• smidge
• smidgen
• smidgeon
• morsel
• smidgin
• driblet
• fleck
• absence
• lack
• shortage
• flyspeck
• want
• nubbin
• poverty
• scarcity
• paucity
• deficiency
• smatter
• deficit
• famine
• insufficiency
• dearth
• inadequacy
• scantiness
• undersupply
• scantness
• scarceness
• meagerness
• skimpiness

4

as in bunch

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

had run with a pack of hot-rodders when he was in high school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bunch
• crowd
• network
• circle
• community
• gang
• fold
• clan
• clique
• set
• body
• coven
• organization
• club
• lot
• ring
• coterie
• tribe
• commune
• camp
• squad
• guild
• faction
• elite
• society
• galère
• closed shop
• college
• klatsch
• klatch
• fraternity
• league
• side
• in-group
• charmed circle
• sect
• mess
• coalition
• brotherhood
• sorority
• bloc
• order
• fellowship
• gild
• union
• federation
• sisterhood
• alliance
• council
• confederation
• congress
• sodality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualist
• loner

pack (off)

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verb (2)

as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another

packed the child off to a good boarding school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• send
• transport
• ship
• transmit
• transfer
• dispatch
• shoot
• consign
• render
• deliver
• hand over
• convey
• forward
• pass
• import
• launch
• export
• address
• return
• present
• contribute
• donate
• give
• advance
• drop
• bestow
• resend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• accept
• get
• obtain
• draw
• earn
• secure
• gain
• acquire
• procure
• garner

pack (up or in)

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verb (3)

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cease
• end
• stop
• halt
• quit
• cut off
• shut off
• cut out
• lay off
• delay
• leave off
• break off
• have done with
• suspend
• break up
• give over
• drop
• desist (from)
• discontinue
• conclude
• finish
• close (down)
• can
• knock off
• break
• put the kibosh on
• hold back
• check
• complete
• clamp down
• block
• rein (in)
• stem
• turn back
• deactivate
• pause
• brake
• hinder
• abort
• dam
• ruin
• stamp
• impede
• stay
• obstruct
• blockade
• hold
• suppress
• arrest
• detain
• scuttle
• squelch
• stunt
• destroy
• abolish
• squash
• dissolve
• call
• annul
• kill
• demolish
• staunch
• kibosh
• stanch
• snuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• run on
• carry on
• keep up
• proceed
• advance
• follow through (with)
• progress
• stir
• drive
• propel
• actuate
• impel

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandon
• quit
• discontinue
• have done (with)
• drop
• end
• lay off (of)
• finish
• give up
• shut off
• cease
• hang it up
• conclude
• break off
• close
• taper off
• knock off
• halt
• wind up
• break up
• expire
• leave off
• pause
• round (off or out)
• terminate
• throw up
• wrap up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• carry on
• maintain
• keep
• run on
• keep up
• go
• hold on
• persist
• hang on
• resume
• stay
• hang in
• renew
• preserve
• reopen
• begin
• start
• persevere
• follow through (with)
• commence
• restart

pack (up or off)

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verb (4)

as in to exit

to leave a place often for another

with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exit
• move
• depart
• bail out
• get
• go
• pike (out or off)
• sally (forth)
• dig out
• walk out
• run along
• evacuate
• peel off
• cut out
• part
• escape
• bail
• start
• pull out
• bugger off
• get off
• flee
• step (along)
• take a walk
• clear out
• go off
• push off
• take off
• quit
• bug out
• push on
• fly
• clear off
• buzz (off)
• book
• take a powder
• shove (off)
• beat it
• bug off
• pull up stakes
• withdraw
• run away
• retire
• begone
• hit the road
• set out
• pull stakes
• strike out
• take a hike
• retreat
• emigrate
• vamoose
• scarper
• go out
• skip
• get out
• step out
• light out
• abandon
• abscond
• remove
• desert
• vacate
• forsake
• decamp
• scram
• adjourn
• scat
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• show up
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• settle
• dwell
• abide
• approach
• close
• reach
• lodge
• hit
• tarry
• land
• near

Phrases Containing pack

• pack (off)
• pack (up or in)
• pack (up or off)