Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for packet


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pak-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæk ɪt



Définition of packet

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle English pak "bundle" (see pack (n.)) + diminutive suffix -et; perhaps modeled on Anglo-French pacquet (Middle French pacquet), which ultimately is a diminutive of Middle Dutch pak. A packet boat (1640s) originally was one that carried mails. Packet-switching attested from 1971.
  • noun small, often flat, bundle
Example sentences :
  • She thrust the packet into a side pocket and started to the garage with the coat.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • We have just hoisted the nun-lady on board an English packet.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • You see me in the plight in which I came out of the packet within this half-hour.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • She picked up a packet of the chocolate and looked at the name of the maker.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • My father began to open his morning's packet of letters and newspapers.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I am flattered by the entertainment you tell me you have found in my packet.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Alice laughed in response, and chose the topmost letter of the packet.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • The Prince stood by the window and undid the packet with trembling hands.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • We may take it that the sender of the packet is the man whom we want.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
  • In course of time the packet was folded up, and it only remained to write the answer.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019