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

The perspective then shifted to the back row of the ceremony, which was just a few feet away from the packed pool. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Unlike a typical slip case, its structured design protects frames from getting crushed in a packed bag–or accidentally sat on. — Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

A couple of hours before the balloon's liftoff from the Tuileries, the area was already packed. — Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 Atlanta will be packed with a potpourri of stand-up comics this fall. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for packed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed

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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
Maybe the sign-up flow has too many fields, the first action users need to take isn't obvious or there's a setting that should have been pre-filled.

— Kelli Behan-Aspland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of filled

Adjective

Gleason said pursuits are typically limited to two or three police cars to reduce road chaos, but there appeared to be at least five or six in this chase on a crowded road.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, Becerra was a single-digit polling afterthought in the crowded race to replace Newsom, who is termed-out.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowded

Verb

The worker told investigators that a drain valve had been plugged since last year and never closed completely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Also mentioned around the time of the Remix reveal was an imminent update to the standalone base Polymega unit, which doesn’t need a PC t0 run and can be plugged directly into a TV or monitor via HDMI.

— Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of plugged

Verb

Saturday put that to the test, when Wheeler again loaded the bases with no outs in the first.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Michael Conforto continued his strong season with a solo home run in the third, his 14th of the year, and Happ’s two-run single with the bases loaded that inning extended the Cubs’ lead.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of loaded

Adjective

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
He wasn’t charged until two years after the homicide, as police struggled to identify who shot the victim in a crammed Tiny Home community hundreds of people were known to frequent.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of crammed

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Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services.

— Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dense

Verb

Cash was sometimes shipped around the country hidden inside Squishmallows stuffed toys, with about $25,000 packed into each one, according to the indictment.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
In Boston, each of the new 425-square-foot wellness rooms at the Dagny has a Peloton bike and a Technogym bench stuffed with dumbbells, elastic bands, and knuckle weights.

— Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026