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cardboard

/ˈkɑɹdˌbɔɹd/noun, adjective2 syllables

Cardboard means: without substance.

Synonyms for cardboard5

noun, as in a stiff moderately thick paper

composition board

adjective, as in without substance

unlifelike, artificial, unreal

also used for cardboard

African nutmeg

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What does cardboard mean?2

adjective

1

without substance“cardboard caricatures of historical figures”

noun

1

a stiff moderately thick paper

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cardboard in a sentence

  • Outside the school, she saw people with no homes living in cardboard boxes.CK
  • Cardboard boxes are not very resistant, but much cheaper.lucasmg123
  • Paper, cardboard, glass and garden waste are picked up separately.megamanenm
  • We took the apples to the cellar and put them into cardboard boxes.sundown
  • I'm building a little house out of cardboard.Miktsoanit
  • Ziri always uses unscented cardboard boxes as litter boxes.Amastan
  • I need some cardboard boxes to pack my possessions.mookeee
  • John will have to live in a cardboard box.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cardboard

as a noun

plural
cardboards