cardboard

[kahrd-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

ADJECTIVE

paper

Synonyms

STRONG

disposable

WEAK

insubstantial paper-thin papery wafer-thin

Antonyms

WEAK

thick

ADJECTIVE

ponderous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

labored monotonous plodding stilted stodgy stuffy

WEAK

arid barren dry dull heavy humdrum lifeless long-winded pedantic pedestrian prolix stiff vapid verbose wooden

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exciting

WEAK

airy buoyant delicate fun light unburdensome

NOUN

card

Synonyms

STRONGEST

badge calendar check label poster program sheet ticket

STRONG

agenda billet docket fiberboard identification pass schedule square tally timetable voucher

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Karen, 54, swapped drawing and painting for cardboard models about four years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The package will arrive on time, in unmarked brown cardboard, in two days.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

In 2025, she bought a machine that assembles cardboard boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Attorneys for Lipa filed the suit Friday in a US court in California, claiming "massive, continuing, unauthorized commercial exploitation of her valuable image and likeness by Samsung on cardboard television boxes."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It just looked like scratched cardboard to me.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

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