INDENTATIONS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

indentations

noun

plural of indentation

as in dents

a sunken area forming a separate space the previous occupant's furniture had left some fairly noticeable indentations in the carpet

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a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface deep indentations along the edge of the leaf

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Recent Examples of indentations Some have indentations meant to gather rainwater, and some have multiple points of entry and egress, all of which the rats apparently appreciate. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Like the experimental teeth, the ones from Neanderthal archaeological sites had the same overlapping small fractures, shallow indentations, and shallow scratches. — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 Overnight, indentations in the tarmac had been filled with sand, to ease the passing of the royal carriages. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Make four small indentations in vegetable mixture. — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026 When the band sits too high, the shoulder straps bear excess weight, often leading to deep indentations or tension. — Malana Vantyler march 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026 Even the faintest scratches and indentations become legible. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026 Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells. — Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026 Ahead, see their professional guidance on removing these indentations and pointers to help prevent them from forming in the first place. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026

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Noun

When shopping for apples, choose fruits that are firm and free from bruises and dents.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 18 Sep. 2026
Rust on two tomatillo sauce cans and rust with dents on five creamy mushroom sauce cans drew Stop Sales on all seven cans.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dents

Noun

The burger will drip all over your fries, which are included and cut like pickle chips.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Another signature drink is the CC Martini, vodka-based with black peppercorn and olive brine, and primed to pair well with the chips-and-caviar snack from Rodriguez’s menu.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of chips

Noun

The event features 36 holes of stroke play Saturday and Sunday, and then takes the top 64 and puts them in a single elimination match-play bracket that begins on Monday and ends with a 36-hole championship match on Thursday.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The plant’s interior pot has drainage holes, hidden in the cachepot, so your plant won’t drown and your hardwoods won’t get wrecked.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of holes

Noun

Another fun detail can be found on the vamp, which has the same series of dots signature to the sneaker but rendered merely as indents rather than full perforations — less the Gore-Tex membrane be compromised.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
There’s nothing more annoying than unsightly indents in your carpet that are suddenly exposed.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of indents

Noun

The current solution adds memory by wiring qubits to electromagnetic resonators, either as flat waveguide structures etched on the chip or three-dimensional microwave cavities.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Bees go into forests to find natural nesting cavities, search for food or establish permanent colonies, according to the Xeres Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of cavities

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In a historic first, two olive ridley sea turtles crawled out of the sea within the second week of September and laid their eggs in pits of sand in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The adult female lays its eggs beneath the skin of apples, leaving pits and dimples on the fruit.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pits

Noun

Their furrows reminded me of Rembrandt’s paintings of old men, brows carved deep by hard use and long years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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