PLACARD Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpla-kərd

Definition of placard

as in poster

a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza

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verb

ˈpla-ˌkärd

as in to post

to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board

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as in to announce

to make known openly or publicly placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood

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Recent Examples of placard

Noun

Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a Carmichael eatery after finding three mice in a glue trap, one of them alive. — Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Each player’s locker has a placard above with his name, number and hometown. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Verb

Also, all trucks must be placarded and labeled following USDOT regulations. — Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said. — Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019 See All Example Sentences for placard

Recent Examples of Synonyms for placard

Noun

Bracie was very hands-on, selecting the fabrics, designing the clothes, arranging the photoshoots, and even modeling gowns for posters that will appear in Dillards.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Some fans held up large posters and asked for autographs, while chants of the director’s first name broke out from the crowd.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of poster

Verb

King’s mother posted CNN coverage of her daughter’s first vote on Instagram, writing alongside the clip that the election day was a personal one for the family.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
When elections yield a divided government, with the White House held by one party and at least one chamber of Congress controlled by the other, the S&P 500 has historically posted higher average returns than under unified party control.

— , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of post

Verb

North American dates have yet to be announced, but Ministry will be on the bill for the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival on May 16 in Columbus, Ohio.

— Gary Graff, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026
The league announced the move following a report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of announce

Noun

The advertisement billboard, which sits on the bustling 26th of July Axis in Cairo, made waves on social media as many people stopped their cars and pulled out their phones to record.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
The trees were cut down to improve visibility of a billboard owned by Adams Outdoor Advertising.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of billboard

Verb

This week, a Boston University study was published that analyzed the medical records of more than 2,000 deceased former NFL players.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
By chance, Bialy located just such a map by striking up a conversation at a conference with the astrophysicist Troy Porter of Stanford University, who had made a map but had yet to publish it.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of publish

Verb

Wendy has decided, in true Catholic fashion, that she will be redeemed by loudly proclaiming her suffering.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
President Andrew Jackson refused to proclaim one, citing the separation of church and state, so states and churches held their own.

— Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of proclaim

Noun

Every year after Halloween, Spirit Halloween’s stores empty out and the signs come down.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sign

Verb

After encountering precipitation and requesting to climb, the pilot declared an emergency as the aircraft began losing altitude at an alarming rate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Robertson declared during a Saturday evening news conference after winning World Bass Enterprises' inaugural The Champions tournament on Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

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