INDENTATIONS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

indentations

noun

plural of indentation

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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

Address dents, holes, and scratches before priming; paint will not hide major surface defects.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
Tracks Check that the tracks on both sides of the door are properly aligned and free of dents or debris.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dents

Noun

And as part of a deal to secure export licenses for advanced chips from the US government, HUMAIN will not allow Chinese frontier AI models to be trained on its compute capacity.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
As chips and processors became more powerful, retail trading platforms could process and display increasingly large amounts of market data.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chips

Noun

At the resort, there’s a host of activities and amenities, including four golf courses with 10-18 holes each, bass fishing, axe throwing, pickleball, and more.

— Megan duBois, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Instead of etching holes directly into the semiconductor, researchers patterned a silicon dioxide layer and then covered it with epitaxial semiconductor.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 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

Outside, intimate outdoor areas separated by partial wooden fences are covered with artificial grass and serve as private patios with furniture and fire pits.

— Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
Atomic force microscopy of the impact zones found pits several nanometers deep in places deeper than the entire thickness of the Teflon film, meaning the damage ran clean through the coating and into the metal.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pits

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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
In fossils, tooth marks often look like punctures or furrows.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

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