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pierce

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pierce

1 to go or come in or into
  • thoughts of revenge relentlessly pierced her mind
Synonyms of pierce

access, enter, penetrate
Words Related to pierce

barge (in), breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in)

drop in, pop (in)

stray (into), wander (into)

crash, encroach, gate-crash, infiltrate, infringe, intrude, invade, trespass
Phrases Synonymous with pierce

set foot in, step into
Antonyms of pierce

depart, exit, leave
2 to make a hole or series of holes in
  • pierced his ears with a needle
Synonyms of pierce

bore, drill, hole, perforate, punch, puncture, riddle
Words Related to pierce

broach, tap

poke, prick, prickle

penetrate

burrow (into), excavate, gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, notch, rend, rupture, slash, slit, split
Near Antonyms of pierce

fill, patch, plug, seal
3 to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
  • the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood
Synonyms of pierce

gore, harpoon, impale, jab, lance, peck, pick, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce
Words Related to pierce

spindle

perforate, riddle

bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill

pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust

cut, knife, slice

Synonym Discussion of pierce

enter, penetrate, pierce, probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in.
    • entered the city in triumph
penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance.
    • the enemy penetrated the fortress
pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument.
    • pierced the boil with a lancet
probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge.
    • probed the depths of the sea

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