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 World leaders' salary packages Singapore prime minister's pay, compared with other leaders. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Carroll is listed as a pilot and captain for 21 Air, a cargo carrier that Amazon uses to fly its packages and that was operating the plane Sunday. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Sellers gear up all year for Cannes assembling packages and then shopping them on the market, then all the Europeans take the summer off. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Amazon packages spilled onto I-80/94 after a crash involving a semi-truck in Gary, Indiana. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Those drones are built for lightweight packages delivered directly to customers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Around 30 years into his career, a buyout offer pushed him to throw in the towel—the $271 billion contractor offered special golden handshake packages for employees from the legacy Hughes days. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 The owners locked the doors and hosted events to make whistle packages. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The party is against further aid and defense packages for Ukraine, often referring to defense funding for Kyiv as money that is not being spent on programs for German people. — Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packages

Noun

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
Beyond the hero device, Dyson is positioning the CameraJet as the first piece of a larger Dyson Dental System that includes formulation bundles and, eventually, subscriptions for refills.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of bundles

Noun

The rockets that launched the first two batches of Rassvets released the satellites much closer to Earth, and the satellites were expected to use their own plasma engines to raise their orbits over the next few months.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
In supply chains, product data is being validated and enriched continuously rather than in periodic batches.

— Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of batches

Noun

One flight carried 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the capital of Kathmandu, including portable generator sets, dignity kits, food packets and water purification tablets, as well as doctors, paramedics and rescue workers, Jaishankar said.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Medications expire, blister packets get used and never replaced, and adhesive bandages lose their stickiness over time.

— Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of packets

Noun

In the foreground, the telescope's payload adapter can be seen, while just behind, the orbital observatory floats into the blackness of space with its solar arrays still folded for launch.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The lightweight profile allows energy generation on load-sensitive surfaces that cannot carry standard solar arrays.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrays

Noun

The company says the model could use battery inlays produced at scale in France or Taiwan before downstream partners assemble them into cells, modules and packs closer to customers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
And then there are the animals The regulations say domestic or other animals kept in groups such as packs, herds, litters, bevies or flocks larger than three are prohibited, unless the Village approves otherwise by resolution.

— Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of packs

Noun

The fall 2026 collections leaned into this expression of individuality, showcasing an array of accents that encourage thoughtful experimentation.

— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
The maison is continuing in that same utilitarian vein, with four new collections for modern explorers.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

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