backpack

The word “backpack” has 2 syllables: back-pack

It's pronounced as /ˈbækˌpæk/


What is synonym and antonym for backpack?

In the thesaurus, “backpack” has 25 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for backpack along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for backpack

  • bivouac
  • caravan
  • carry-on
  • carryall
  • encamp
  • fanny pack
  • grip
  • handbag
  • haversack
  • holdall
  • kit bag
  • knapsack
  • overnight bag
  • overnight case
  • pack
  • packsack
  • portmanteau
  • rucksack
  • school bag
  • seabag
  • sleep out
  • suitcase
  • tent
  • traveling bag
  • weekend bag

Meanings of backpack

  • noun
    1. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
    2. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.
  • verb
    1. To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
    2. To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
    3. To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.

Example Sentences

  • The student grabbed their backpack before heading to class.
  • During the hiking trip, she carried snacks and water in her backpack.
  • The traveler explored the city with a lightweight backpack for convenience.
  • The child eagerly packed toys in their colorful backpack for the day out.
  • The commuter slung the backpack over their shoulder before catching the train.

On this page you'll find 25 synonyms or another words to backpack, such as: bivouac, caravan, carry-on, carryall, encamp, fanny pack, grip.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

bag

  • abandon
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baggage

baggages

  • backpacks
  • bags
  • briefcases
  • carpetbags
  • carry-ons
  • carryalls
  • cosmetic cases
  • duffel bags
  • grips
  • handbags
  • haversacks
  • holdalls
  • kit bags
  • kits
  • knapsacks
  • luggage
  • overnight bags
  • overnight cases
  • packsacks
  • portmanteaus
  • portmanteaux
  • rucksacks
  • suitcases
  • traveling bags
  • traveling cases
  • valises
  • wallets
  • weekend bags
  • weekend cases
  • weekenders

bags

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  • abducts
  • accomplishes
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  • accumulates
  • achieves
  • acquires
  • amasses
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  • aplenty
  • apprehends
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  • backpacks
  • balloons
  • barracks bags
  • barrels
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  • belongings
  • billfolds
  • billows
  • blows up
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  • bundle
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  • captures
  • carries
  • carry-on
  • carryalls
  • catches
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  • chunk
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  • clears
  • clutch bags
  • clutches
  • collars
  • comes by
  • compacts
  • cops
  • corners
  • corrals
  • detains
  • dilates
  • distends
  • ditty bags
  • domes
  • draws
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  • earns
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  • elongates
  • enmeshes
  • ensnares
  • entangles
  • entraps
  • equals
  • equipment
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  • fists
  • flight bags
  • flock
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  • gains
  • garment bags
  • garners
  • gear
  • gets
  • gives notice
  • gloms
  • gloves
  • gob
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  • grabs
  • grapples
  • grasps
  • grips
  • grosses
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  • handbags
  • haversacks
  • heap
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  • hits
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  • hooks
  • hunk
  • immeshes
  • impedimenta
  • inflates
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  • juts
  • kidnaps
  • kit bags
  • knapsacks
  • knocks down
  • lands
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  • leaves
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  • luggage
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  • mass
  • matches
  • measure
  • meets
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  • mess
  • mint
  • mucho
  • mushrooms
  • nabs
  • nails
  • nets
  • nobbles
  • number
  • obtains
  • occupies
  • oodles
  • outdoes
  • overhangs
  • overnighter
  • pack
  • packages
  • packets
  • packs
  • paraphernalia
  • parcels
  • passel
  • peck
  • picks up
  • pile
  • piles
  • plenty
  • pocketbooks
  • pokes
  • pooches
  • portmanteaus
  • portmanteaux
  • pouches
  • pouts
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  • projects
  • protrudes
  • pulls down
  • purses
  • quits
  • racks up
  • raps
  • reacquires
  • realizes
  • reaps
  • reattains
  • recaptures
  • regains
  • remakes
  • rends
  • rings up
  • rivals
  • ropes
  • rucksacks
  • sacks
  • satchels
  • scads
  • score
  • scores
  • secures
  • seizes
  • shopping bags
  • shoulder bags
  • slat
  • slew
  • slough
  • snags
  • snares
  • snatches
  • snowballs
  • stacks
  • stands out
  • starts
  • sticks out
  • stretches
  • suitcases
  • supply
  • surpasses
  • swells
  • takes over
  • things
  • throws up
  • ties
  • ton
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  • tops
  • tote
  • tote bag
  • tote bags
  • totes
  • touches
  • trappings
  • traps
  • traveling bags
  • two-suiter
  • vacates
  • vanities
  • volume
  • wallets
  • whopper
  • wins
  • work bags
  • wrests
  • zillions

fanny pack

  • backpack
  • belt bag
  • bum bag
  • carry-on
  • carryall
  • fanny bag
  • grip
  • handbag
  • haversack
  • holdall
  • kit bag
  • knapsack
  • overnight bag
  • overnight case
  • pack
  • packsack
  • portmanteau
  • rucksack
  • school bag
  • seabag
  • suitcase
  • traveling bag
  • weekend bag

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