PLACARDS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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placards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of placard

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

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as in announces

to make known openly or publicly placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood

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Recent Examples of placards

Noun

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 There are silhouettes of demonstrators holding placards, and the placards are perfectly blank. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Honorary signs are blue and typically hang above or below the official street placards. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for placards

Noun

One of the Democratic Party’s most prolific lawyers also is becoming one of its most prolific posters.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
John Coleman, legislative counsel for the group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, flagged the bill’s subpoena provisions, which would let a court order platforms to identify anonymous posters.

— Shira Lazar, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of posters

Verb

Continue reading … DECISION DAY — Judge announces order on Lindsay Clancy's motion for not guilty finding, weeks after mistrial.

— , FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Throughout the episode, Luke texts Joy words of encouragement and romantically announces that a plate of vegetables at a restaurant reminded him of her.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of announces

Noun

In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
With mail ballots scheduled to arrive at homes in early October, typical markers of election season — yard signs, TV ads, billboards and bumper stickers — are rarely seen.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of billboards

Verb

Although the Florida Division of Elections publishes data that include only active voters on their site, the Herald included active and inactive voters in all calculations and graphics, since inactive voters are still eligible to cast ballots.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of publishes

Noun

Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4 ½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Marylanders could be forgiven for believing the tide is running in favor of gerrymandering, but there are encouraging signs that the worst is over, and a better approach can prevail.

— Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of signs

Verb

When people start accusing Arisa, Victor proclaims that her holding his hands and asking him about being a Traitor was weird.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
In turn, prosecutors are repeating their arguments that the defendant is a threat to more than paper goods and profits, as his attorney proclaims.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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