PACKET Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

packet

noun

ˈpa-kət

Definition of packet

as in bag

a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items a packet of letters that her husband wrote while he was in the army

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as in salary

British the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services his monthly wage packet contained just enough to allow him to rent a one-bedroom flat

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as in bundle

chiefly British a very large amount of money that town house in Mayfair cost a packet

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Recent Examples of packet For microwave snacks, instant oatmeal packets and popcorn do the job. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 The agenda packet containing the agreement was made public shortly before the meeting. — Chaewon Chung updated October 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Three years ago, a packet of seeds cost 400 to 500 shekels (roughly $130 to $161). — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for packet

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Noun

The famous colleagues who’ve shown up for the open bar and Louis gift bags don’t add much.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
There are also a couple of bike bundles which include accessories like a passenger guardrail, seat pads and foot boards, pannier bags, and a front rack.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of bag

Noun

New teachers get $3,000 on top of their base salary, bringing their total take-home pay to $53,159.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
If boosters can improve NIL salaries – Northwestern is said to have half of Ohio State's $50-$55M NIL budget – watch out.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of salary

Noun

The House already passed this summer a $95 billion blueprint for a third package centered on funding for the military and the Iran war, farm relief, and election security measures.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The six-rotor drones, which will initially take to the skies in Northern California, are capable of carrying a package the size and weight of 80% of the typical orders that DoorDash delivers from restaurants.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of package

Noun

The teachers union, United Teachers Los Angeles, in a memo to school board members, presented a counter interpretation and said the state team exaggerated the crisis and was implicitly faulting justified wage increases.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Astonishingly, a servant’s wages amounted to only $3,750 to $4,500 per year.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of wage

Noun

Expect greed, luck, obsession and the old adage that fortune really does favor the brave (and the strange, according to A+E).

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
The different mix helps explain why their fortunes are split, according to Eric Zwick, a professor of economics and finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortune

Noun

Snap, the parent company that owns Snapchat, led the pack along with X, formerly known as Twitter, and Microsoft.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Each sneaker in the pack retails for $245 each and will be available in limited quantities from Nike Nbhd retailers.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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