cardboard

/ˈkɑrdbɔrd/
noun
  1. A stiff, thick paper material used for making boxes, packaging, and other containers.
    • The pizza came in a flat cardboard box.
    • She cut a piece of cardboard to use as a backing for her drawing.
    • We recycled all the cardboard from the moving boxes.
Synonyms
adjective
  1. Made of or resembling cardboard.
    • He wore a cardboard crown for the school play.
    • The children built a cardboard castle in the living room.
    • The model airplane was made from a cardboard tube.
  2. Lacking depth, realism, or interest; flat or artificial.
    • Her speech felt cardboard, full of empty promises.
    • The dialogue was so cardboard that nobody believed the actors.
    • The villain in the movie was a cardboard character with no real motivation.
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