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

While his previous rosters were ready-made, this one required more teaching.

— Jay King, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The most expensive work sold at auction by a living artist is Jeff Koons’s Rabbit, which takes the idea of a ready-made and casts it in stainless steel.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of ready-made

Adjective

Instead of relying solely on conventional reactor vessels and containment structures, the design uses the pressure generated by a mile-long water column surrounding the reactor to support reactor operating pressure while also providing cooling.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Rather than conventional seats, the cushions are fixed directly to the chassis, and there’s an optional sustainable textile called InnoKnit, which sweeps across the sills and cockpit like a breaking wave.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 7 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

The film's trailer looked unoriginal and uninteresting.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
The first stage began in July 2025, when Meta announced comprehensive measures targeting accounts that repeatedly share unoriginal content without meaningful enhancement, building on enforcement actions that had already been taken against 500,000 accounts in the first half of the year.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026

Definition of unoriginal

Adjective

In short, Netflix’s uninspired use of Wilder’s voice isn’t exactly setting the company up for success, given the widespread criticism.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 July 2026
Featuring one of the world’s best defenses, the team has been uninspired in attack and didn’t score a goal in its first two matches.

— Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 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

That’s like a derivative content conversation.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 June 2026
According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Definition of derivative

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