Synonyms of dents

dents 1 of 2

noun

plural of dent

1

as in holes

a sunken area forming a separate space

there was a big dent in the car's hood where something had hit it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holes
• pits
• cavities
• indentations
• furrows
• dints
• depressions
• hollows
• ditches
• concavities
• recesses
• valleys
• trenches
• indentures
• pockets
• grooves
• bowls
• excavations
• caves
• impressions
• caverns
• craters
• burrows
• basins
• dimples
• gouges
• gutters
• openings
• alcoves
• sockets
• troughs
• nooks
• clefts
• potholes
• imprints
• wells
• notches
• alveoli
• voids
• sinkholes
• vacuums
• water holes
• niches
• chasms
• abysses
• boreholes
• vacua
• vacuities
• postholes
• wallows
• chuckholes
• gulfs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• projections
• bulges
• protrusions
• protuberances
• hills
• mounds
• tumors
• convexities
• bumps
• rises
• cambers
• swellings
• lumps
• pimples
• juts
• humps
• swells
• bunches

2

as in reductions

the amount by which something is lessened

a little belt-tightening would at least make a small dent in our credit-card debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reductions
• decreases
• drops
• declines
• depressions
• shrinkages
• falls
• losses
• drop-offs
• slumps
• depletions
• diminutions
• diminishments
• decrements
• step downs
• subtractions
• abatements
• stepdowns
• falloffs
• step-downs
• deductions
• downturns
• cutbacks
• cuts
• retrenchments
• slips
• curtailments
• shortenings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gains
• increases
• enlargements
• increments
• additions
• accumulations
• raises
• boosts
• rises
• accretions
• upticks
• extensions
• supplements
• accruals
• step ups
• continuations
• step-ups
• upturns
• upswings
• uptrends

dents

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dent

as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• decreases
• depletes
• lowers
• diminishes
• eases
• minimizes
• slashes
• lessens
• cuts
• downsizes
• knocks down
• drops
• nicks
• dwindles
• abates
• compresses
• crops
• downscales
• pares
• clips
• de-escalates
• trims
• shrinks
• contracts
• docks
• cuts down
• prunes
• retrenches
• constricts
• whittles
• truncates
• abridges
• shortens
• curtails
• condenses
• cuts back
• abbreviates
• deflates
• modifies
• moderates
• modulates
• qualifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• raises
• swells
• boosts
• expands
• augments
• enlarges
• amplifies
• adds (to)
• extends
• inflates
• escalates
• dilates
• prolongs
• blows up
• complements
• distends
• elongates
• supplements
• lengthens
• aggrandizes
• enhances
• protracts
• intensifies
• heightens
• redoubles