Synonyms of placards

placards 1 of 2

noun

plural of placard

as in posters

a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place

a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• posters
• billboards
• signs
• flyers
• bills
• signboards
• handbills
• advertisements
• ads
• announcements
• handouts
• bulletins
• playbills
• broadsides
• dispatches
• show bills
• releases

placards

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of placard

1

as in posts

to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place

placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• posts
• announces
• publishes
• nails
• proclaims
• broadcasts
• advertises
• plasters
• declares
• bills
• promulgates
• tacks (up)
• calls
• publicizes
• blazes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removes
• takes down

2

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly

placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announces
• publishes
• proclaims
• posts
• declares
• advertises
• broadcasts
• trumpets
• blares
• runs with
• promulgates
• discloses
• flashes
• heralds
• publicizes
• sounds
• annunciates
• blazes
• enunciates
• gives out
• releases
• beats the drum (for or about)
• reports
• blazons
• bulletins
• reveals
• promotes
• billboards
• rings
• calls (off or out)
• barks
• cries
• spreads
• tolls
• shows
• disseminates
• features
• bills
• gazettes
• introduces
• blurbs
• informs
• puffs
• imparts
• manifests
• plugs
• knells
• notifies
• hands down
• kithes
• divulges
• intimates
• apprises
• communicates
• pitches
• advises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceals
• silences
• recalls
• withholds
• suppresses
• revokes
• retracts
• hushes (up)
• recants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of placards

Noun

Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

In lieu of captions, these are paired with placards giving slang terms for alcoholic intoxication. — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

As pupils blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. — Nicolas Garriga, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

As pupils again blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

And there are no placards festooned with Motel 6 and Starbucks logos, flattening the American landscape into a homogeneous blur. — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026

And all around it, most of the little placards identifying native plants are broken or missing. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The campaign table also carried QR placards, directing supporters to donate. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

There were also a large number of hosts leading the groups, who held up placards featuring the team sponsors or partners the guests were attending with, like the events in Miami and Las Vegas. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026