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packed with

packed with

70 2.5
Full of many people or things
  • adjective
translation icon : lleno de
  • The suitcase was packed with clothes for the two-week vacation.
  • packed with people
  • densely packed with people
  • packed with activities

And my life is packed with shame and failure.

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Examples

  • I went food shopping, so the fridge is packed with all the essentials.

  • So each episode is packed with fun facts and little known trivia about the show.

  • And it's just, you know, packed with thousands and thousands of people.

  • And it's packed with people who look happy as hell.

  • Every single one of these things is completely packed with stuff, and I have more stuff.

  • This is normally packed with thousands of people.

  • The bar is packed with fresh faces.

  • This category is packed with awesome games.

  • The Islamic Center's vast meeting hall was crowded, packed with people far past any legal capacity.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The refrigerator was packed with take-out containers.

Synonyms

full of
vspacked with
1.0

Containing a lot of something, like tears or facts

stresses overall fullness or capacity rather than specific abundance type
laden
vspacked with
38 4.8

Full of heavy things, for example a suitcase or a table of food

refers to large amounts in general rather than heavy physical load
packed
vspacked with
33 1.3

Full of people with no room left

focuses on a very large amount, not only crowding or capacity
to flooded with
vspacked with
27 3.5

To get more things than you can handle

describes large amounts without the overload or handling implication
chock-full
vspacked with
23 4.1

So full that there is no space left

is used for very large amounts rather than strict full capacity
to overflowing with
vspacked with
15 2.9

Full of a lot of something, often too much

is broader, meaning very large amounts without implying excess
jam-packed
vspacked with
14 3.7

Very full and crowded with almost no space

emphasizes a large amount without stressing how tightly things fit
chock-a-block
vspacked with
  • UK
1 8.2

So full that there is little or no space

covers general large amounts rather than tight physical packing only
stuffed to the gills
vspacked with
  • Informal
1 7.6

Completely full with no space left

means a very large amount but not always overfilling beyond capacity
packed to the rafters
vspacked with
  • Informal
1 4.9

Completely full of people or things with no space left

is about large amounts in general, not necessarily location imagery
brimful of
vspacked with
1 3.8

Full to the top with something, often a feeling

is more general, describing large amounts or abundance overall
full to the gills
vspacked with
  • Informal
6.6

Very full after a large meal or in a crowded place

highlights large quantity or abundance beyond simply being full
cram full
vspacked with
3.0

Completely filled with things, like a bag or pocket, so nothing else fits

can refer more broadly to large quantities or abundance
chockful
vspacked with
6.3

Full so there is no room left

is broader, describing very large amounts not only top filling
filled
vspacked with
1.0

Full of something that takes up most of it

focuses on large quantity in many situations, not only literal fullness
loaded
vspacked with
2.6

Full of things so it is heavy or crowded

describes very large amounts broadly, not just physical loads

Antonyms

1.0

Not containing anything

31 5.0

Present in small numbers or amounts

How Full

teeming
1 4.7
packed with
70 2.5
filled
1.0
full of
1.0

Surface Forms

packed with positive

Morphology

packed + with

The meaning 'containing a very large number or amount of something' is directly derivable from 'packed' (extremely full) combined with the preposition 'with' indicating contents; a learner who knows both words can infer that 'packed with clothes' means 'full of clothes'. This adjective + with construction is compositional and common cross-linguistically, so it is immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The phrase packed with comes from the image of a bag or room so full that things are tightly pressed together. So, it now means 'filled to capacity' or 'full of'.