PACKED Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈpakt

Definition of packed

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible the auditorium was packed

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as in crowded

having little space between items or parts a densely packed sequence of events

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packed

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verb

past tense of pack

as in plugged

to close up so that no empty spaces remain carefully pack the food containers so we'll have as much as possible for the picnic

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as in loaded

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained I had packed the suitcase so tightly that it wouldn't close

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as in carried

to support and take from one place to another remember to pack several changes of clothing

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as in bore

to wear or have on one's person a private detective packing a weapon

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Recent Examples of packed

Adjective

Scout Troop 32 of Foxboro, Massachusetts, keeps a pretty packed calendar of outdoor adventures. — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 This packed schedule is a small window into how Benski has been living and working after leaving Gangs of London producer Pulse Films in 2022. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

Sports owners and local officials usually work together, especially when the streets are packed with cheering fans. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Chiasson and Cole had last seen each at La Royal, another of Rondeau and Calderón’s restaurants, at a memorial for Glück, packed with her dinner companions. — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for packed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed

Adjective

Taylor received the medication in four pre-filled syringes, but wanted a lower dose.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have introduced or passed legislation penalizing the practice and requiring employers to disclose hiring timelines or remove filled postings, while Texas has opened its own investigation into a major job board.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of filled

Adjective

Congress weighs competing proposals Anthropic’s draft enters a crowded legislative debate over how the United States should regulate frontier AI.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Ofelia Montes de Oca, a 56-year-old resident who has lived in Pinecrest for 40 years, was among those in the crowded cafe.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowded

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Each console was tested in the device's performance mode while plugged directly into power, with the only difference being the resolution.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
The roommate then plugged the camera in and saw several videos of Long inside the bedroom testing out the device, according to the report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of plugged

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Officers then cuffed the youngster as he was loaded into an ambulance and hospitalized for a fractured femur and a nasty bruise on his head, according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the teen’s dad, Mahmoud Saleh, in Brooklyn Federal Court.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Each assembly keeps its own filament loaded, ready for the next time it's needed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaded

Verb

During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
The starting five that carried Atlanta to the playoffs last season — Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, CJ McCollum and Onyeka Okongwu — returns.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of carried

Adjective

But away from the din at the crammed Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, a quieter labor-management battle is unfolding over who controls the sport’s money and how much should go to players.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The Gulf’s conference season is usually packed into the cooler months, and the last quarter of 2026 is even more crammed because events in the spring were postponed due to the war.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of crammed

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After the Longhorns stuffed Jadan Baugh for a 2-yard loss plays later, Jones sold a fake, rolled out and connected with tight end Lacota Dippre for a 7-yard score.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Miami stopped on fourth down again Canes stuffed on fourth down for a second consecutive drive.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026