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

Part of the charm of traveling in New England is waking up in a town that feels plucked right out of a movie, grabbing a latte at the local coffee shop, and strolling down streets filled with homes bearing historic placards. — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026

The night of the crash, police scuffled with a hundreds of protesters outside the transport ministry headquarters, some of whom carried placards demanding that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez resign. — Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

For anyone whose daily commute takes them past local gas stations with placards stating their prices, the answer will be no surprise. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Trade unions led the procession, followed by protesters in raincoats carrying flags and handmade placards. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 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