Antonyms for cardboard

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : kahrd-bawrd, -bohrd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd

Definition of cardboard

Origin : 1848, from card (n.) + board (n.1). Figurative sense is from 1893. An earlier word for the same stuff was card paper (1777).

As in paper : adj thin, flimsy
As in ponderous : adj dreary, tedious
As in card : noun piece of paper, often with purposeful writing

Example sentences :

There was a rush and faint roar of the flame up the chimney as the cardboard burned.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

"Just look, it's like cardboard," continued she, making one crackle between her fingers.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Monsieur Madinier's cardboard business was barely surviving.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

It takes me too long to stick all those little bits of cardboard together.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

Here are dealers in toys, cardboard boxes, second-hand books.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

At length Philip came, too, with his hat in one hand and a cardboard box in the other.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

It was a cardboard box, tied about with a string, which was knotted in a peculiar way.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

His business was the manufacture on a large scale of cardboard boxes.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

You can let go of the cardboard now, as the air pressure will hold it up.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Put the finger, protected by the cardboard, between the two points of the shears.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Synonyms for cardboard

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