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

There are also a couple of bike bundles which include accessories like a passenger guardrail, seat pads and foot boards, pannier bags, and a front rack.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
This is helped by the fact that Amazon would like to become a one-stop shop for streaming subscribers, as evidenced by recent bundles.

— Peter White, Deadline, 6 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

Food safety officials swept into the kitchen, scrutinizing the tandoori ovens and expiration dates on batches of butter.

— Zishaan a Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Zhou timed what happened between batches, and found that, during a six-hour changeover, only one hour was useful.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of batches

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

Bottles and packs of Pepsi soda at a store in Austin, Texas, US, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Amazon Prime Day Deals Fire HD 8 The Amazon Fire HD 8 Android tablet packs reliable performance into a compact, lightweight 8-inch design that is perfect for traveling, reading, and watching movies on the go.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of packs

Noun

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
The series is based upon Helene Tursten’s short story collections An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good and An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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