tabloid
1 of 2noun
tab·loid ˈta-ˌblȯid 
1
: a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter
2
: digest, summary
tabloid
2 of 2adjective
1
: of, relating to, or resembling tabloids
especially : featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a sensational manner
tabloid television
2
: compressed or condensed into small scope
tabloid criticism
tabloidism
ˈta-ˌblȯi-ˌdi-zəm
noun 
Example Sentences
Noun She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brendan Morrow, The Week, 6 Sep. 2022 One tabloid interviewed people on the street in Manchester before the Sussexes' One Young World appearance. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 However, Hu Xijin, a political pundit and former editor-in-chief of the state-run nationalist tabloid Global Times -- who had warned of Chinese military retaliation against the US in the lead-up to Pelosi's trip -- tried to temper any discontent. Simone Mccarthy And Brad Lendon, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022 Trump’s early rise to fame, as manifested in New York’s tabloid and glossy-magazine culture of the greed-is-good era, was fueled as much by her florid charisma as by his own heat-seeking swagger and ambition. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Axel Springer owns the German newspapers Bild, Europe’s bestselling tabloid, and Die Welt, a center-right-leaning broadsheet, and currently operates in 40 countries and employs over 16,000 people across its portfolio of media and tech companies. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021 McCann’s parents later won the equivalent of roughly $717,000 in libel damages from Express Newspapers, a British tabloid newspaper group that had run stories baselessly accusing the couple of having killed their daughter. Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 Mikkelsen was tapped to replace Depp in the role of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald after Depp lost a high-profile libel suit against Britain's The Sun tabloid newspaper in 2020. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 The great grandson of the Daily Mail’s founder has succeeded in his bid to take the owner of the British tabloid newspaper private, resolving a monthslong tussle. Nick Kostov, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022 During the visit to South Africa, Meghan spoke about the impact that negative tabloid coverage had taken on her for the documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 Her life and career were often overshadowed by tabloid coverage of her three-year relationship with Ellen DeGeneres, a union that helped usher in a new era of gay representation in media, but one that came at the expense of Heche’s privacy. Nathan Scoggins, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 Affleck and Lopez got their happy ending in the absence of frenzied tabloid culture. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 At the time, Spears had released her album Blackout, and despite not promoting her LP was receiving much attention via the tabloid coverage of her mental struggles. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2022 The actor has been responding to various claims about her, setting the record straight after a number of tabloid stories apparently got things wrong. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022 Uncle Homeboy’s Hoboes), made waves for decades in local clubs, parties and tabloid headlines. Will Tizard, Variety, 9 July 2022 The early 2000s were a cesspool of tabloid headlines for celebrities like Lopez. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2022 See More
Noun
Why, exactly, has this film sparked so much gossip and tabloid coverage? Brendan Morrow, The Week, 6 Sep. 2022 One tabloid interviewed people on the street in Manchester before the Sussexes' One Young World appearance. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 However, Hu Xijin, a political pundit and former editor-in-chief of the state-run nationalist tabloid Global Times -- who had warned of Chinese military retaliation against the US in the lead-up to Pelosi's trip -- tried to temper any discontent. Simone Mccarthy And Brad Lendon, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022 Trump’s early rise to fame, as manifested in New York’s tabloid and glossy-magazine culture of the greed-is-good era, was fueled as much by her florid charisma as by his own heat-seeking swagger and ambition. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Axel Springer owns the German newspapers Bild, Europe’s bestselling tabloid, and Die Welt, a center-right-leaning broadsheet, and currently operates in 40 countries and employs over 16,000 people across its portfolio of media and tech companies. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021 McCann’s parents later won the equivalent of roughly $717,000 in libel damages from Express Newspapers, a British tabloid newspaper group that had run stories baselessly accusing the couple of having killed their daughter. Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 Mikkelsen was tapped to replace Depp in the role of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald after Depp lost a high-profile libel suit against Britain's The Sun tabloid newspaper in 2020. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 The great grandson of the Daily Mail’s founder has succeeded in his bid to take the owner of the British tabloid newspaper private, resolving a monthslong tussle. Nick Kostov, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021 Adjective
Worry Darling starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, has racked up hundreds of column inches, and millions of social media views, thanks to its Venice premiere and the non-stop tabloid coverage that accompanied it. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022 During the visit to South Africa, Meghan spoke about the impact that negative tabloid coverage had taken on her for the documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 Her life and career were often overshadowed by tabloid coverage of her three-year relationship with Ellen DeGeneres, a union that helped usher in a new era of gay representation in media, but one that came at the expense of Heche’s privacy. Nathan Scoggins, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 Affleck and Lopez got their happy ending in the absence of frenzied tabloid culture. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 At the time, Spears had released her album Blackout, and despite not promoting her LP was receiving much attention via the tabloid coverage of her mental struggles. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2022 The actor has been responding to various claims about her, setting the record straight after a number of tabloid stories apparently got things wrong. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022 Uncle Homeboy’s Hoboes), made waves for decades in local clubs, parties and tabloid headlines. Will Tizard, Variety, 9 July 2022 The early 2000s were a cesspool of tabloid headlines for celebrities like Lopez. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
from Tabloid, a trademark
First Known Use
Noun
1891, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Adjective
1902, in the meaning defined at sense 2
tabloid
noun
as in précis
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- précis
- summary
- résumé
- survey
- synopsis
- abstract
- summation
- sketch
- brief
- resumé
- syllabus
- resume
- aperçu
- recap
- recapitulation
- overview
- capsule
- summarization
- bowdlerization
- outline
- sum
- abbreviation
- digest
- review
- wrap-up
- condensation
- abridgment
- abridgement
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- enlargement
- expansion
- amplification
- elaboration