Synonyms of pierced

pierced

verb

past tense of pierce

1

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into

thoughts of revenge relentlessly pierced her mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penetrated
• entered
• accessed
• stepped into
• set foot in
• invaded
• burst (in or into)
• dropped in
• popped (in)
• waltzed (in)
• infiltrated
• breezed (in)
• intruded
• strayed (into)
• encroached
• wandered (into)
• barged (in)
• trespassed
• infringed
• crashed
• gate-crashed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• left
• departed
• exited

2

as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in

pierced his ears with a needle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drilled
• punched
• punctured
• poked
• holed
• perforated
• bored
• tapped
• riddled
• penetrated
• cut
• pricked
• broke
• broached
• excavated
• slashed
• hollowed
• slit
• split
• prickled
• grooved
• gouged
• ruptured
• notched
• gashed
• rent
• burrowed (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• sealed
• patched
• plugged

3

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• punctured
• jabbed
• picked
• stuck
• pecked
• impaled
• speared
• poked
• lanced
• spitted
• skewered
• harpooned
• sliced
• transfixed
• spiked
• punched
• gored
• pinked
• ran through
• transpierced
• perforated
• pricked
• riddled
• spindled
• cut
• bayoneted
• pronged
• knifed
• thrust
• gimleted
• quilled
• dirked
• poniarded
• piked
• pinpricked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pierced

Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Multiple bullets pierced Bridegan’s body and vehicle – one just inches from his toddler, Bexley, who was uninjured and crying, still strapped into her car seat, according to CNN affiliate WJXT, which cited prosecutors. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Once the center was pierced and the leadership structure failed, the Maratha army could not make an organized retreat. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Last month, the image of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo being pinned to the ground, his torso pierced by a bullet, became the latest evocation of that history. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Juanita, also a grandmother, died of her injuries, while Jessica suffered several fractured ribs, one of which pierced her lungs, the lawsuit states. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Eight thick stone legs support a circular tower pierced by arched openings. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The first worker jumped off a plank onto a nail that pierced his boot, and by sheer chance, passed cleanly between his toes. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026