PACKED (UP OR IN) Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

packed (up or in)

verb

Definition of packed (up or in)

past tense of pack (up or in)

as in ceased

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the auto company is downsizing and will be packing up operations at the local plant

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as in abandoned

to stop doing (something) permanently after two years of college, he decided to pack in that academic stuff and join the army

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Unfortunately, there are those on America’s political left who would also be satisfied if the State of Israel ceased to exist.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
An all-electric sedan was supposed to be next, but a year from the showroom, it was abruptly canceled, leaving the automaker with nothing to sell as old models like the F-Pace ceased production.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceased

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Both were on full display on Sunday during, and then after, the Jets' victory over the Cleveland Browns that ended a three-game losing skid for the Jets and ended a three-game win streak for the Browns.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The rising 200-day at $139 sits just above it, and that's where buyers ended the selloff after the August breakout failed.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of ended

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Far smaller rollouts of sophisticated light-duty driving systems from various auto companies have been available in limited markets in recent years, but have been discontinued.

— Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Late in the summer of 2012, Ahmed discontinued communication with both women.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of discontinued

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The Bruins forced seven turnovers and stopped Oregon’s late two-point try at the one-yard line, preserving a signature victory that strengthened UCLA’s playoff case.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
In 2009, armed men stopped a convoy of civilians, relatives, lawyers and journalists heading to submit election filings in Maguindanao and killed 58 people, at least 32 of them journalists and media workers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopped

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To cover the cost increases out of pocket, trucking firms have drawn down savings, redirected spending away from maintenance, or halted purchases of fuel-efficient trucks.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The incident halted home deliveries and disrupted some supplies to its extensive network of stores across the country.

— JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of halted

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Seckler explains that young people’s trust in institutions and companies has dropped.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Moody's, citing PitchBook data, said private equity distributions dropped from more than 30% of starting net asset value in 2022 to about 12% today.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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