Synonyms of pricks

pricks 1 of 2

noun

plural of prick

1

as in punctures

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument

the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punctures
• punches
• tears
• slits
• pinpricks
• perforations
• cuts
• stabs
• grooves
• pinholes
• breaks
• hollows
• gouges
• rents
• ruptures
• lacerations
• slashes
• rips
• incisions
• notches
• gashes

2

as in pains

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body

she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pains
• pangs
• tingles
• aches
• stings
• stitches
• swellings
• twinges
• shoots
• smarts
• throes
• sores
• discomforts
• inflammations
• hurts
• sufferings
• headaches
• distresses
• tortures
• injuries
• torments
• damages
• anguishes
• miseries
• gripes
• harms
• agonies
• afflictions
• stomachaches
• bellyaches
• toothaches
• complaints
• earaches
• backaches
• sufferances
• detriments
• colics
• charley horses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforts
• eases

pricks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of prick

as in holes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holes
• prickles
• punctures
• bores
• perforates
• itches
• pokes
• stings
• pierces
• drills
• punches
• taps
• riddles
• tickles
• tingles
• penetrates
• broaches
• hollows
• grooves
• gouges
• excavates
• burrows (into)