Synonyms of packed

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adjective

ˈpakt 

1

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible

the auditorium was packed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• bursting
• crammed
• jammed
• loaded
• full
• crowded
• stuffed
• brimming
• chock-full
• brimful
• jam-packed
• chockablock
• overstuffed
• overflowing
• overloaded
• overcrowded
• fat
• overfilled
• overladen
• overfull
• replete
• fraught
• teeming
• swarming
• rife
• abounding
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• devoid
• blank
• vacant
• bare
• short
• void
• insufficient
• inadequate
• stark
• incomplete
• wanting
• deficient
• drained
• shy
• depleted
• shortish
• exhausted

2

as in crowded

having little space between items or parts

a densely packed sequence of events

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowded
• dense
• thick
• tight
• close
• compact
• jammed
• jam-packed
• serried
• crammed
• squeezed
• compressed
• pressed
• crushed
• compacted
• condensed
• overcrowded
• massed
• solid
• congested
• airtight
• wall-to-wall
• hard
• snug
• impervious
• impermeable
• firm
• impenetrable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• loose
• airy
• spacious
• roomy
• uncrowded
• commodious

packed

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verb

past tense of pack

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• plugged
• stuffed
• sealed
• blocked
• bunged
• stopped
• jammed
• dammed
• closed (off)
• congested
• repacked
• clogged
• occluded
• choked
• obstructed
• clotted
• caulked
• chinked
• restuffed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavated
• scooped (out)
• shoveled
• hollowed (out)

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• loaded
• stuffed
• crammed
• jammed
• jam-packed
• brimmed
• heaped
• refilled
• flooded
• charged
• drenched
• shoved
• swamped
• crowded
• repacked
• glutted
• replenished
• squeezed
• bulked
• rammed
• reloaded
• squashed
• saturated
• bloated
• refreshed
• overflowed
• matted
• penetrated
• crushed
• pressed
• overcharged
• honeycombed
• overfilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emptied
• cleared
• vacated
• evacuated
• eliminated
• exhausted
• drained
• depleted
• drew (off)
• cleaned
• swept
• voided
• lightened
• flushed
• bled
• purged
• scoured

3

as in carried

to support and take from one place to another

remember to pack several changes of clothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carried
• hauled
• transported
• ferried
• brought
• sent
• conveyed
• delivered
• toted
• carted
• lugged
• bore
• shipped
• took
• transferred
• forwarded
• transmitted
• moved
• removed
• fetched
• handed over
• shifted

4

as in bore

to wear or have on one's person

a private detective packing a weapon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carried
• bore
• displayed
• exhibited
• flaunted
• showed
• sported
• paraded
• showed off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of packed

Adjective

Those who had made it to their seats sat around in the packed stadium and gradually grew restive. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

The Nets’ backcourt crowd has drawn plenty of attention this summer, but the frontcourt is just as packed. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026

Verb

Last night, more than 40,000 fans packed Citi Field in New York. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Both squads were packed with some of the world’s best active footballers, such as Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, and Ronaldinho for Brazil and David Beckham, Michael Owen, and Sol Campbell for England. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026