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paper

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of paper

being something in name or form only

  • thereʼs a paper boycott of that companyʼs products that nobody seems to be honoring
Synonyms of paper

formal, nominal, titular
Words Related to paper

so-called

phantom, virtual

apparent, assumed, evident, ostensible, presumed, seeming, supposed
Near Antonyms of paper

actual, real, true

paper

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of paper

1 a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it

  • handed in the correct papers
Synonyms of paper

blank, document, form
Words Related to paper

instrument, writ

filing

sheet

2 a publication that appears at regular intervals

  • we get the paper every morning
Synonyms of paper

book, bulletin, diurnal, gazette, journal, mag, magazine, newspaper, organ, periodical, rag, review, serial, zine
Words Related to paper

annual, bimonthly, biweekly, daily, monthly, quarterly, semimonthly, semiweekly, triweekly, weekly, yearbook

digest, little magazine

fanzine

pictorial, slick

broadside, edition, extra, sheet, supplement, tab, tabloid

newsletter, newsmagazine, newsweekly

3 a short piece of writing done as a school exercise

  • write a paper about your favorite author
Synonyms of paper

composition, theme
Words Related to paper

article, essay, story

4 a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view

  • the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution
Synonyms of paper

article, composition, essay, theme
Words Related to paper

causerie

column, commentary, editorial, feature, report, review, write-up

dissertation, thesis

tract, treatise

discourse, discussion, exposition, prolegomenon, study

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