Meaning & use
wallpapered
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“wallpapered” is a form of “wallpaper”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive
Past tense and past participle of wallpaper: covered the walls of a room with sheets of decorative paper.
Grammar: Takes an object: they wallpapered the hall.
Patterns
- wallpaper something
- wallpaper over something
They wallpapered the hallway in a floral pattern.
She wallpapered over the old paint last weekend.
He wallpapered the baby's room in pale yellow stripes.
adjectivebefore a noun
Having walls covered with wallpaper.
Grammar: Used before a noun or after be: a wallpapered room.
The wallpapered living room felt cozy and old-fashioned.
Their wallpapered hallway looked bold in the evening light.
The wallpapered walls were peeling at the corners.
verbtransitivefigurative
Covered a surface with a large number of the same thing, as if with wallpaper, especially with posters or images.
Grammar: Used figuratively, with an object and often with.
Patterns
- wallpaper something with something
Fans wallpapered the fence with posters of the band.
The city was wallpapered with campaign flyers.
Word forms
| present | wallpaper |
|---|---|
| third person singular | wallpapers |
| -ing form | wallpapering |
Common combinations
- wallpapered room
- The wallpapered room felt warm.
- wallpapered the walls
- They wallpapered the walls in blue.
- wallpapered with posters
- His bedroom was wallpapered with posters.
- freshly wallpapered
- The freshly wallpapered hall smelled of paste.
- wallpapered over
- They wallpapered over the cracks.
Synonyms and how they differ
- papered
- This is shorter and more casual, but wallpapered is clearer when it is unclear which surface is meant.
- decorated
- This is a general word that could mean paint, art or anything else, whereas wallpapered is specific.
- covered
- This is very general and does not say what material was used.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: wallpapered or painted?
wallpapered vs painted
Painted means covered with paint, while wallpapered means covered with paper.
Practice
After they ___ the bedroom, the walls looked bright and the old stains disappeared.
Choose one answer.
After they needs a past-tense verb, and wallpapered is the past form. The other options are base, -ing or third person forms that do not fit the grammar.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “wallpapered”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.