PACKAGE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

package

noun

ˈpa-kij

Definition of package

as in bundle

a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items got a job sorting packages in the mail room

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as in batch

a number of things considered as a unit ate a whole package of cookies at once

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Recent Examples of package The tests included transporting packages, medical supplies, food, water, and industrial equipment, providing a practical demonstration of the aircraft’s autonomous cargo capabilities. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 Wedding packages start at $4,500 during peak wedding season between April and October, and are $4,000 from November to March. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 The police increases are scheduled to extend through 2028, creating a significant difference in the compensation packages for the city’s public-safety employees. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Of course, getting over the obstacle is only useful if the package also reaches the right person. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for package

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Noun

The bundle also includes four torches to keep the bugs at bay.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The locations 7 Brew purchased at auction come in two bundles, with 49 sites in group A and 24 in group B.

— John Magsam Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bundle

Noun

In duplication or mirror mode, the machine prints up to four identical parts simultaneously, effectively quadrupling batch output without needing to ramp up raw print speed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
She‘s still reeling from how quickly her business went from a bumper batch of orders to battling for its life.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of batch

Noun

Starbucks' new Peanuts collection will be available while supplies last and features 10 items, from other drinkware and accessories, like a mini tote bag and bag charm to a plush Snoopy toy dressed in a green apron, just like a Starbucks barista.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
The situation can be extra frustrating in 2026, as most carriers have significantly raised the cost of checking luggage on domestic and short-haul international routes to an average of $45 for the first bag.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of bag

Noun

The format outlined by Ki on Monday night would require at least 13 events, three in each continental cluster plus the championship.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Reprogramming is often uneven, affecting clusters of cells and leaving others in the same organ unchanged.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cluster

Noun

The Diamondbacks have managed to remain competitive with a middle-of-the-pack rotation for most of the season.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Pennsylvania ranked 26th nationwide for the salary a single adult needs to live comfortably, placing it near the middle of the pack.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of pack

Noun

These damn streets, they aren’t made for walking or living or trash collection or traffic or bicycles or romantic walks or rollerblading or traffic jogs.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Outside linebackers Brian Burns, Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux, as well as inside linebacker Arvell Reese, are as athletic as any collection of rushers in the league.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of collection

Noun

Kuo pioneered the concept of a random-access protocol, or sharing a single channel without central coordination—which led to the packet-switching principles that underpin modern Wi-Fi and mobile networks.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
The chain's salt packets now contain sea salt instead of iodized salt.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of packet

Noun

Aquarium officials received some 500 marine animals from that operation on June 19, taking in an array of fish, sharks, clams, shrimp, prawns and tiny snails.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
But a motley array of other people—advocates of free love, avant-garde painters, grifters fleecing ex-aristocrats—took advantage of the chaos to promote their own agendas.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

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