Synonyms of indenture

indenture

noun

in-ˈden-chər 

1

as in hole

a sunken area forming a separate space

the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in chip

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

made a small indenture to mark the spot where the plank was to be sawed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of indenture in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Webster imagines her ancestor’s work as a milkmaid, the trial and her ultimate indenture on a plantation in Maryland where Molly met Bana’ka, the enslaved man who became the father of her children. —Maud Newton, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023

Kaz has promised to buy her indenture and set her free. —Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023

Although most terms of indenture lasted for as long as seven years, de Sousa earned his freedom in 1638 by learning to be a fur trader and a sailor. —Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021

Chatterton was accused of plagiarism and soon lost his indenture. —Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021