1. paper
noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses.
Synonyms
- carbon paper
- cellulose
- manifold paper
- crepe paper
- india paper
- wrapping paper
- tissue paper
- linen
- construction paper
- confetti
- papyrus
- manila
- oilpaper
- material
- crepe
- paper tape
- carbon
- manila paper
- ticker tape
- linen paper
- tablet
- filter paper
- greaseproof paper
- card
- paper-mache
- sheet of paper
- cartridge paper
- composition board
- tissue
- writing paper
- litmus paper
- transfer paper
- sheet
- computer paper
- flypaper
- chad
- score paper
- pad of paper
- blotting paper
- papier-mache
- manilla
- manilla paper
- parchment
- tracing paper
- art paper
- wallpaper
- wax paper
- cardboard
- paper toweling
- music paper
- manifold
- pad
- rice paper
- blotter
- graph paper
- piece of paper
- roofing paper
- tar paper
- waste paper
- blueprint paper
- drawing paper
- newsprint
- newspaper
Antonyms
- dress
- roughen
- aperiodic
- formal
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Words that Rhyme with Paper
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- taper
- schaper
- raper
- lapre
- kapor
- caper
How do you pronounce paper?
Pronounce paper as ˈpeɪpər.
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Example sentences of the word paper
1. Noun, singular or mass
Fold a large piece of paper in half across the short width and open it back up.
Quotes containing the word paper
1. Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product.
- Edward Steichen
2. Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
- Jean Cocteau
3. Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal and white paper.
- Gunter Grass
2. paper-pusher
noun. a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork.
Synonyms
- clerk
- administrative official
Antonyms
- idle
3. paper
noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] an essay (especially one written as an assignment).
Synonyms
- theme
- term paper
- essay
- composition
Antonyms
- mental
- natural
- decrease
- single
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. paper
noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.
Synonyms
- rotogravure
- newspaper headline
- editorial
- newspaper article
- news story
- cartoon strip
- feature
- funnies
- headline
- comic strip
- strip
- newspaper column
- news article
- news item
- sheet
- school newspaper
- sports section
- column
- school paper
- daily
- gazette
- press
- public press
- tabloid
- feature article
- newspaper
Antonyms
- unbodied
- immateriality
- incorporeality
- insubstantial
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. paper
noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a medium for written communication.
Synonyms
- page
Antonyms
- empty
- natural object
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. paper
noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses.
Antonyms
- insubstantiality
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. paper
noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a business firm that publishes newspapers.
Synonyms
- publishing house
- newspaper publisher
- publishing company
- publisher
- newspaper
Antonyms
- ride
- please
- praise
- lack
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. paper
noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher.
Synonyms
- product
- newspaper
Antonyms
- conductor
- unclog
- unstuff
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. paper
verb. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] cover with wallpaper.
Synonyms
- cover
Antonyms
- delay
- decompression
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. paper
verb. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] cover with paper.
Antonyms
- cool
Etymology
- paper (Anglo-Norman)
- papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))