BILLBOARDS Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of billboard

as in advertisements

a large sign for advertisements that is next to a road, on the side of a building, etc.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of billboard

as in bulletins

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Recent Examples of billboards

Noun

Screens have invaded our taxis, our billboards, our children’s toys, our very refrigerators. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Building affordable housing at scale means politicians need to break up with wealthy special interests like the construction accident lawyers who plaster the city and MTA buses with billboards and ads. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is rolling out mobile billboards aimed at a handful of GOP lawmakers in swing districts. — Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026 The billboards, part of a campaign launched by the Florida Immigrant Coalition, will be visible from I-95 at Northwest 62nd Street and from Southwest 17th Avenue and First Street in Little Havana, according to the group. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Maas scrubbed her Instagram of all previous posts for the big reveal, and digital billboards in Los Angeles, Denver and New York City also broadcast the book news. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Digital billboards displayed across Los Angeles, Denver and New York City also helped announce the news on Monday. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Maas revealed the title and cover news through two back-to-back posts on Instagram as digital billboards simultaneously went up across Los Angeles, Denver and New York City unveiling the news. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 The titles were also announced on digital billboards across Los Angeles, Denver and New York City. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for billboards

Noun

California Senate Bill 646 mandates that specific levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury must be published openly on each brand’s website while packages and advertisements must clearly state how heavy metal testing is done.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
There have been many advertisements over the years with men tackling or shoving women.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of advertisements

Verb

Norway’s new King Haakon VIII will be hoping that sentiment rings true following the death of his father, King Harald who died Friday after 35 years on the throne, marking the latest blow for a family reeling from scandal.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
There are various reasons that rings true for professionals looking to become leaders.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rings

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In the final scene of the season 1 finale, the church bell tolls eight times — meaning that the town is now demanding eight sacrifices to honor the centuries-old pact.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
The video’s moodiness subtly underscores the fact that the lion’s share of these tracks are built on one muffled breakbeat, which tolls like clockwork across the LP.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

Definition of tolls

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And although Engwe advertises a 55-mile maximum range, that figure assumes ideal conditions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Vercel advertises zero markup on tokens, and Cloudflare passes provider inference prices through unchanged, charging 5% only when customers use its unified billing.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of advertises

Noun

Meter-exempt placards allow people to park in handicap spaces in parking lots, and also exempt their holders from parking meter fees and time limitations, unless parking is limited to 30 minutes or less.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Some protesters march in Spider-Man masks and Batman costumes, carrying tongue-in-cheek placards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

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