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cardboard vs posterboard

posterboard vs cardboard

cardboard and posterboard both are nouns.

cardboard is an adjective but posterboard is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cardboard Yes Yes No No
posterboard Yes No No No
As nouns, posterboard is a hyponym of cardboard; that is, posterboard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cardboard:
  • cardboard: a stiff moderately thick paper
  • posterboard: a cardboard suitable for making posters
cardboard (noun) posterboard (noun)
a stiff moderately thick paper a cardboard suitable for making posters
cardboard (adjective) posterboard (adjective)
without substance
Difference between cardboard and posterboard

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