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Packed vs Unpacked - What's the difference?

packed | unpacked |

As verbs the difference between packed and unpacked

is that packed is (pack) while unpacked is .

As adjectives the difference between packed and unpacked

is that packed is put into a package while unpacked is having had its packing removed.

packed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (pack)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Put into a package.
  • Filled with a large number or large quantity of something.
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  • (colloquial) Filled to capacity with people.
  • unpacked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having had its packing removed.
  • :I worked all day and managed to get all the boxes unpacked .
  • Not yet packed.
  • :The unpacked gifts are on the table.
  • Not yet having had its packing removed. (Especially after still. For more on this use, see [http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002171.html])
  • :I left the box, still unpacked , at our old house.