adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtæblɔɪd/
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General-American:/ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
In the form of a tabloid (noun senses 2 and 2.2): compressed or compact in size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
Examples
tabloid journalism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
In full tabloid cruiser: a small yacht used for cruising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Topics: journalism, media, newspapers
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rag, red top, scandal sheet, tab
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
A paper size 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 millimetres) in dimensions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, figuratively
Topics: media, printing, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid (noun sense 2.2) format.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: journalism, media, newspapers
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
newspaper with half-size pages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rag, sheet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: newspaper, paper
10
noun
Meaning 10
sensationalist journalism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yellow journalism, tab
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: journalism, news media
History
Etymology
The noun is derived from tabl(et) + -oid (suffix meaning ‘having the likeness of, resembling’), originally coined by the United Kingdom firm Burroughs, Wellcome & Company as a brand name for their medicines and other products such as tea in tablet form and registered as a trademark on 14 March 1884. Noun sense 2 (“compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature”) is influenced by noun sense 2.2 (“newspaper characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news”). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
Across languages
Translations
79 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
tabloidi-
— in the form of a tabloid: compressed or compact in size
French:
tabloïd
— in the form of a tabloid: compressed or compact in size
German:
Tabloid-
— in the form of a tabloid: compressed or compact in size
German:
kleinformatig
— in the form of a tabloid: compressed or compact in size
Manx:
baghtagh
— in the form of a tabloid: compressed or compact in size
Russian:
бульва́рный
(bulʹvárnyj)
— in the form of a tabloid: compressed or compact in size
Finnish:
tabloidi-
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Finnish:
keltainen
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Finnish:
sensaatio-
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
German:
boulevardesk
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Manx:
baghtagh
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Romanian:
tabloid
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Russian:
бульва́рный
(bulʹvárnyj)
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Spanish:
amarillista
— resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
Finnish:
tiivistetty muoto
— compact or compressed version of something
Finnish:
tabloidi
— small yacht used for cruising
Arabic:
تابلويد
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Azerbaijani:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Basque:
tabloide
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Bengali:
ট্যাবলয়েড
(ṭêbloẏeḍ)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Bulgarian:
таблоид
(tabloid)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Bulgarian:
жълт вестник
(žǎlt vestnik)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Catalan:
tabloide
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Czech:
bulvár
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Danish:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Danish:
formiddagsblad
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Dutch:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Dutch:
boulevardblad
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Dutch:
boulevardkrant
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Dutch:
sensatieblad
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Finnish:
tabloidi
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Finnish:
iltapäivälehti
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
French:
tabloïd
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
French:
tabloïde
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
German:
Tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
German:
Boulevardblatt
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
German:
Revolverblatt
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
German:
Skandalblatt
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Hebrew:
צְהֻבּוֹן
(tz'hubón)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Hungarian:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Hungarian:
bulvárlap
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Hungarian:
hecclap
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Hungarian:
pletykalap
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Icelandic:
æsifréttablað
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Indonesian:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Italian:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Japanese:
タブロイド
(taburoido)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Japanese:
小型新聞
(kogata shinbun)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Korean:
타블로이드
(tabeulloideu)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Central Kurdish:
تابلۆید
(tabloyd)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Lithuanian:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Malay:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Manx:
pabyr-naight baghtagh
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Māori:
pūrongokōrero
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Norwegian Bokmål:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Norwegian Bokmål:
tabloidavis
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tabloidavis
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Polish:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Polish:
brukowiec
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Portuguese:
tabloide
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Romanian:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Russian:
табло́ид
(tablóid)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Russian:
бульва́рная газе́та
(bulʹvárnaja gazéta)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Russian:
газетёнка
(gazetjónka)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Serbo-Croatian:
табло̀ӣд
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Serbo-Croatian:
tablòīd
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Sinhalese:
ටැබ්ලොයිඩ්
(ṭæbloyiḍ)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Slovak:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Spanish:
tabloide
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Tagalog:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Thai:
แท็บลอยด์
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Turkish:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Ukrainian:
таблоїд
(tablojid)
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Vietnamese:
báo khổ nhỏ
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Welsh:
tabloid
— newspaper especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news
Finnish:
tabloidi
— paper size 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 millimetres) in dimensions
Finnish:
esittää tabloidina
— to express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper
Finnish:
siirtää tabloidikokoon
— to convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid format
