Open and Packed

Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

Packed is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Packed

Packed adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Usage example: a densely packed sequence of events

Open is an antonym for packed.

Nearby Words: pack, packaging, package, packing, packer

Both words in one sentence

  • Discworld / The Colour of Magic Palate Propping: Rincewind props open the Luggage's lid before he dares remove some packed food and water from it.
  • Useful Notes / Baseball Sliding across the hard-packed dirt of the infield resulted in huge bruises and multiple "strawberries" — open woulds that often bled through the players' uniforms.
  • Video Game / Dungeon Crawl Bonus Dungeon: The ziggurat, a side portal of 27 wide-open floors jam-packed with enemies from almost everywhere in the game.
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