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 No device was found inside a suspicious package that prompted an evacuation at Philadelphia City Hall on Thursday, police said. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 As a complete package, the Alphafly 4 is intended to be just as useful for Nike’s elite racers as those finishing a marathon in four to five hours. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 The package is set to hit the market in the coming weeks, with a select round of pitches being scheduled with buyers. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Refills tend to cost less per stick than a full new package, and cutting plastic waste is a tangible impact that repeats every few weeks. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for package

Recent Examples of Synonyms for package

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

In July, President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal, instructed officials to explore ways to allow women to use the two-drug combination pack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
This clamshell pack from Mystery Ranch has durable materials, solid stitching, and reinforced seams that help keep out dust from bumping around in a Land Cruiser.

— Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pack

Noun

In my ideal world there would be dozens of essay collections by excellent writers (Choi is a poet) on culture and politics, technology and the evils of capitalism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The hotel lists accessible facilities and has lifts, but its collection of interconnected historic buildings creates changes in level, and some rooms contain internal stairs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of collection

Noun

The agenda packet, including the MOU, was made public shortly before the meeting began.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
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

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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