Synonyms of indentations

indentations

noun

plural of indentation

1

as in dents

a sunken area forming a separate space

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in chips

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

deep indentations along the edge of the leaf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chips
• indents
• grooves
• slits
• punches
• nicks
• slots
• kerfs
• notches
• hacks
• indentures
• scores
• undercuts
• snips
• joggles
• nocks

Example Sentences

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