Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus Cite Synonyms of mortarboard Find synonyms for: Noun1. mortarboard, hawk, boardusage: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar2. mortarboard, capusage: an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on topWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: mortarboard (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: recherch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index