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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in clusters

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of packages Peanut brittle in individual packages lack the name of producer and ingredients. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 That more than three hundred thousand packages are delivered somewhere in the world every minute of every day is a monument to his accomplishments. — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 The Knicks are available locally through a $30/month subscription, sold through DAZN’s apps and Prime Video, while also keeping their spot in cable TV packages. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026 One commenter suggested beverage packages could potentially cost less on longer or more port-heavy cruises, while Wi-Fi prices could vary differently depending on the length of the trip. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Digital Forensics charged between $1,499 and $20,000 for the fraudulent assistance packages. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 Passes, including single-day and four-day GA, GA Plus, VIP, Rock Royalty and Columbus Owners Club packages are on sale now, with layaway options starting at $1. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2026 Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek have been on the field for 320 of the team’s 293 offensive snaps (factoring in two tight-end packages) and have only been targeted 23 times, contributing 151 receiving yards on 16 receptions. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026 Consumers have felt the higher costs most directly when sending packages. — Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packages

Noun

Buildup was also found inside the microwave in the kitchen, and bundles of cilantro were sitting on top of a wiping cloth on the prep table in the kitchen.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Beyond metal cake pans, there are also bundles of cookie cutters and an array of colorful silicone pans as well.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of bundles

Noun

Industrial parks, logistics hubs, and technology clusters are springing up.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier this month that two supercomputing clusters powered by Nvidia technologies had already been launched in the country.

— Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

Cardboard boxes and mesh bags of food items being stored directly on floor of walk-in cooler.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The remains, wrapped in several layers of garbage bags, were turned over to the Gang Supression Force by HERO, a relief organization that was contacted through humanitarian channels, the group told the Miami Herald.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of bags

Noun

Waiting for the last batches of mail-in ballots Many mail-in votes won’t arrive until days after Election Day.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Carpenter and King have preferred to keep their batches small and their marketing limited to word of mouth, but that word is spreading, especially across their ravenous genre-loving fan base.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of batches

Noun

Caffeine pouches, small packets placed in the mouth between the lip and gum, are marketed as a portable and discreet way to boost energy and focus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
There are six packets of seaweed snacks that are very lightly coated in a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of packets

Noun

Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The millimeter-wide arrangements of around 10,000 nerves and supporting cells sat on microelectrode arrays that let researchers stimulate the tissue and record its activity.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrays

Noun

Gallery-goers are perhaps more accustomed to seeing paintings of private menageries or packs of hunting hounds—both status symbols for the nobility—but there was also a trend for portraits of large groups of little dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
The company will also add Mōmi’s assortment of baby bottles and pacifiers to its website, with pacifiers priced around $14 each and two-packs of Mōmi’s 5-ounce bottles in both glass and plastic around $28.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of packs

Noun

The incumbent senator accused his critics of lying about the controversy before acknowledging that his office sent patients with unpaid bills to collections.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition to editing, Chan designed 10 collections for the Glamour x Lane Bryant collaboration.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of collections

Browse Nearby Words

package

packages

package store

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Packages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packages. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of packages

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

shindig

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Pwn, Skibidi, Girlboss and Other Words Added to the 2026 Scrabble Dictionary

The Words of the Week - Oct. 30

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes