Synonyms for paperback
ˈpeɪ pərˌbækpa·per·back

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1. paperbackadjective

   Synonyms:
   paperbound, softcovered, paperbacked

2. paperbackadjective

   Having flexible binding.

   Synonyms:
   paperbound, paperbacked, softcovered

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1. paperback book, paper-back book, paperback, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-coveradjective

   a book with paper covers

   Synonyms:
   paper-back book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book, paperback book

   Antonyms:
   unbound

2. paperback, paperbackedadjective

   (of books) having a flexible binding

   Synonyms:
   paperbacked

   Antonyms:
   unbound

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1. List of paraphrases for "paperback":

   pocketbook

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How to use paperback in a sentence?

1. Alfred Hitchcock:

   The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.

2. Alfred Hitchcock:

   This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

3. Marco Rubio:

   Now available in paperback.