Synonyms for
Newspaper
Definition
A printed publication containing news, advertisements, and other information of general interest.
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- read the newspaper
- daily newspaper
- local newspaper
- national newspaper
- morning newspaper
- evening newspaper
- subscribe to a newspaper
- buy a newspaper
Word family
noun newspaper
Usage note
While 'tabloid' can be a synonym, it often refers to a specific format and sensationalist content, distinct from a general newspaper. 'Broadsheet' historically referred to a large-format newspaper, often associated with more serious content.
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Example sentences
- My dad reads the newspaper every day.
- I like to look at the pictures in the newspaper.
- The newspaper has stories about sports, weather, and politics.
- The newspaper is delivered to our house every morning.
- The newspaper is printed on thin paper called newsprint.
Quotes
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed. - Mark Twain
The man who never reads a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson
I never read a newspaper now. It is very bad for one's morals. - Oscar Wilde