PACKAGES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

packages

noun

plural of package

as in bundles

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 clusters

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

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Recent Examples of packages According to accounts of the case, Downey was abducted after Hindley asked her to help carry packages to a car. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 An illusion who has to smoke through his COVID mask and juggle packages and doughnut shop coffee, but an illusion nonetheless. — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026 Drones, on the other hand, can deliver packages from point A (the SOV) to the work site (the top of the turbine, say) with relative ease. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 India accounted for more than half of the increase in the region’s rights fees since 2021, and 64% of all fees is now concentrated in the 12 most valuable rights packages. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Along the way, they were given annual pay packages that often ranked among the richest in corporate America. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Ryan is currently focused on creating greater consistency across Hilton’s perks and benefits packages, which can differ between countries. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, the same forces that defeated previous permitting reform packages — primarily left-wing interest groups — are threatening to smother this legislation. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Qure Shipping Policy Qure currently ships worldwide, and packages are shipped via FedEx, USPS, or DHL courier with standard shipping services. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Hotel bundles and Park & Ride shuttle passes will also go on sale Friday.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The 4-axis module is $699, the 5-axis module $1,099, the Flood Coolant module $799 and the Dust Collection module $599, with bundles such as the 5-Axis Clean-Cut Deluxe at $4,449 offering better value.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bundles

Noun

The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
The company also has an edge on its peers because of its ability to improve the performance of GPU clusters, which should give its stock an additional boost, per Mohan.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

Wallace can fabricate these new cells in tiny batches of a few dozen, testing whether a new chemistry will continue to perform and remain practical in cells identical to those to be used in end products.

— John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Ascension features globally sourced coffees roasted in small batches.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of batches

Noun

Much like the big aluminum food bags, pouch batteries are flat packets made of flexible material that can house multiple battery cells instead of food.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Pheromone packets and spraying, which cost up to $25 a tree, are other alternatives.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of packets

Noun

For one, operating data centers in space would require massive solar arrays to capture the sun’s rays and turn it into energy.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Honeybee Robotics is one of the companies that have been working under NASA's Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) project, which has been developing solar arrays to create the necessary power for a sustained presence on the moon in the future.

— Julian Dossett, Space.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrays

Noun

Some packs retain enough energy storage potential to serve stationary applications, where weight and packaging constraints matter less.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
More Less Doesn't expire The bundle and save discount also applies to Bombas' custom packs, except that the markdown is 10%.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of packs

Noun

None of the stores surveyed by WWD listed Calvin Klein among their favorite collections during the recent New York Fashion Week.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Some 37% of Gen Z women kept their collections on view only within their own households, compared with 16% of Gen Z men.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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