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paper

The word “paper” has 2 syllables: pa-per.

It's pronounced as /ˈpeɪ.pɚ/.

What is synonym and antonym for paper?

In the thesaurus, “paper” has 25 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for paper along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for paper

  • article
  • book
  • card
  • composition
  • daily
  • document
  • essay
  • form
  • formal
  • journal
  • magazine
  • news
  • newspaper
  • nominal
  • note
  • pad
  • periodical
  • poster
  • report
  • script
  • sheet
  • stationery
  • study
  • titular
  • weekly

Antonyms for paper

  • real
  • true

Meanings of paper

  • noun
    1. A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
    2. A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
    3. Wallpaper.
    4. Wrapping paper.
    5. (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
    6. A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.
    7. A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal (as a journal article or the manuscript for one) or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, workshop, or symposium).
    8. A scholastic essay.
    9. A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.
    10. Money.
    11. A university course.
    12. A paper packet containing a quantity of items.
    13. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application.
    14. A substance resembling paper secreted by certain invertebrates as protection for their nests and eggs.
    15. Free passes of admission to a theatre, etc.
    16. (by extension) The people admitted by free passes.
  • verb
    1. To apply paper to.
    2. To document; to memorialize.
    3. To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.
    4. To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
    5. To give public notice (typically by displaying posters) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority.
    6. To sandpaper.
    7. To enfold in paper.
    8. To paste the endpapers and flyleaves at the beginning and end of a book before fitting it into its covers.
  • adjective
    1. Made of paper.
    2. Insubstantial (from the weakness of common paper).
    3. Planned (from plans being drawn up on paper).
    4. Having a title that is merely official, or given by courtesy or convention.

Example Sentences

  • She folded the paper into a beautiful origami crane.
  • The teacher asked the students to submit their paper by Friday.
  • He ran out of paper while printing his report.
  • She used colorful paper to wrap the birthday gift.
  • They read the morning paper over breakfast every day.

On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to paper, such as: article, book, card, composition, daily, document, essay.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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