Synonyms of indentation

indentation

noun

1

as in dent

a sunken area forming a separate space

the previous occupant's furniture had left some fairly noticeable indentations in the carpet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dent
• hole
• cavity
• pit
• furrow
• concavity
• hollow
• depression
• dint
• recess
• indenture
• trench
• ditch
• excavation
• cave
• groove
• cavern
• impression
• valley
• dimple
• bowl
• burrow
• basin
• alcove
• crater
• socket
• gutter
• pocket
• imprint
• opening
• cleft
• trough
• nook
• vacuum
• gouge
• alveolus
• notch
• borehole
• niche
• pothole
• void
• well
• abyss
• water hole
• chasm
• sinkhole
• posthole
• vacuity
• wallow
• gulf
• chuckhole

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• projection
• protrusion
• bulge
• convexity
• camber
• rise
• hill
• protuberance
• mound
• tumor
• swelling
• jut
• lump
• swell
• bump
• hump
• bunch
• pimple

2

as in indent

a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface

deep indentations along the edge of the leaf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indent
• chip
• slit
• groove
• slot
• hack
• kerf
• indenture
• notch
• punch
• nick
• undercut
• score
• nock
• joggle
• snip