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Synonyms for package

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Parcel

parcel, bundle, packet

Other

lunch box, budget, wrap, bale, pack slang, pac US, truss dated

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.

    A dirty package was left in my home.

  2. n. 2

    Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.

    Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

  3. v. 1

    To pack or bundle something.

Forms

Plural
packages → parcels, bundles, packets, budgets…
Past participle
packaged
e.g. packaged → boxed, cartoned…

Example sentences

  • bundle He put a rubber band around the bundle of letters.
  • packet I bought a packet of lettuce seeds for the garden.
  • parcel I paid 2,000 yen for the parcel to be sent by air.
  • software Rima and Skura put the software on their computer.
  • budget They don't want to cut anything out of the budget.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
packagesteady
bundlerising
packetrising
parcelfalling
softwarerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
box1, pac1
4 letters
pack1, wrap1, bale1
5 letters
truss1
6 letters
budget2, bundle2, packet2, parcel2, carton2
8 letters
software2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (budget2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
paquetage
Deutsch
Packung