Synonyms of orifice

orifice

noun

ˈȯr-ə-fəs 

as in aperture

a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing

the mouth is a bodily orifice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aperture
• hole
• crevice
• opening
• perforation
• slit
• fissure
• crack
• space
• slot
• inlet
• cleft
• outlet
• pore
• rupture
• mouth
• gash
• loophole
• vent
• tear
• intake
• entrance
• breach
• slash
• rift
• exit
• puncture
• punch
• rent
• notch
• split
• pinhole
• cranny
• chink
• cut
• keyhole
• buttonhole
• airhole
• break
• pinprick
• peephole
• wormhole
• armhole
• knothole
• pothole

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seal
• plug
• filling
• patch
• filler
• fill
• barrier
• obstruction
• stopper
• obstacle
• blockage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of orifice

Especially if the players in front of Oettinger insist on having the game shoved down every orifice of their body. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2026

The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the open wounds and orifices of live animals, including humans. — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026

Bell then take a straw of his own, sticks it into Peck's mouth, and begins sipping liquid from his pal's oral orifice. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025