CARDBOARD Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

cardboard

adjective

Definition of cardboard

as in ready-made

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Recent Examples of cardboard The cardboard Christmas houses, decorated with glitter, twigs, and other items, are said to have originated with the Moravians who once created decorative Christmas villages built around Christmas trees, generally as an extension of a nativity. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024 Her family celebrated holidays in hotels with cardboard Christmas trees. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 One older trick to protect young stems is fitting the cardboard portion of a toilet paper roll around the stem as a barrier. — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023 Then, boxes were shallow cardboard squares with flaps to lock them into place. — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cardboard

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Adjective

At 6-foot-5, 195 pounds, Sales is as close to ready-made for college football as prospects come, and his presence on IU’s campus has the potential to change the fabric of the school’s recruiting.

— Grace Raynor, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Luckily for the Bates family, Sealand seems ready-made for the capitalism of the internet age.

— Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of ready-made

Adjective

However, much of the talk seems to be about how many players miss them, and how much better the conventional type are.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
By the end of the night, the room full of sweaty bodies was left basking in the gift of Madonna, feeling just one small sliver of a wider moment that has gone on to completely transcend conventional pop expectation.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of conventional

Adjective

This is a competent if unimaginative (it was made for Lifetime, after all) retelling of the real-life tale.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Despite its expense and hard-working cast, its extensive, expensive and eye-filling special effects, and an effective but ear-splitting score by Jerry Goldsmith, the film remains surprisingly small, thanks to David Odell’s unimaginative, earthbound screenplay.

— Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of unimaginative

Adjective

Shoppers should also look to canned and frozen fruit and vegetables to save money.

— Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
If your dog isn’t drinking enough on their own, try mixing water into their dry food to create a slurry or adding canned food for extra moisture.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of canned

Adjective

This situation fuels a broader discussion about whether generative AI could produce unoriginal adaptations more cost-effectively, challenging studios to either innovate or embrace AI for these types of remakes.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The film's trailer looked unoriginal and uninteresting.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of unoriginal

Adjective

But the uninspired all-around performance sealed a series loss on the final weekend of the season’s first half.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
After months of uninspired baseball driven by an offense that often bordered on unwatchable, Tuesday’s performance was exactly the kind of effort the Red Sox lacked throughout the first half.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026

Definition of uninspired

Adjective

The word is likely imitative (onomatopoeic), echoing the sound of heavy breathing during sleep.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.

— Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of imitative

Adjective

Unlike oil ETFs or crypto perpetuals, the product is being pitched as a token backed by physical oil rather than futures or other derivative contracts.

— Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Then two were the derivative stuff, like Colbert Before Air and Desi Lydic Foxsplains and then the other three were original, they’re not based off of anything else.

— Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026

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