Synonyms of packing (up or in)

packing (up or in)

verb

present participle of pack (up or in)

1

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

the auto company is downsizing and will be packing up operations at the local plant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• halting
• cutting off
• laying off
• shutting off
• cutting out
• breaking off
• quitting
• giving over
• leaving off
• breaking up
• knocking off
• desisting (from)
• putting the kibosh on
• having done with
• delaying
• suspending
• dropping
• closing (down)
• concluding
• discontinuing
• finishing
• breaking
• canning
• holding back
• checking
• turning back
• clamping down
• completing
• reining (in)
• blocking
• pausing
• stemming
• holding
• deactivating
• ruining
• hindering
• kiboshing
• impeding
• obstructing
• staying
• braking
• suppressing
• aborting
• detaining
• blockading
• stamping
• damming
• arresting
• destroying
• calling
• abolishing
• stunting
• dissolving
• scuttling
• squashing
• squelching
• killing
• demolishing
• annulling
• snuffing
• staunching
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• continuing
• running on
• keeping up
• proceeding
• following through (with)
• advancing
• progressing
• driving
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

2

as in abandoning

to stop doing (something) permanently

after two years of college, he decided to pack in that academic stuff and join the army

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• discontinuing
• quitting
• laying off (of)
• having done (with)
• giving up
• dropping
• ending
• hanging it up
• knocking off
• shutting off
• finishing
• breaking off
• tapering off
• breaking up
• concluding
• leaving off
• throwing up
• ceasing
• winding up
• closing
• wrapping up
• halting
• rounding (off or out)
• pausing
• expiring
• terminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• keeping up
• continuing
• running on
• maintaining
• keeping
• hanging on
• holding on
• hanging in
• going
• persisting
• beginning
• preserving
• reopening
• renewing
• staying
• resuming
• following through (with)
• starting
• persevering
• commencing
• restarting