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)
• bursted (in or into)
• 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
• riddled
• tapped
• bored
• penetrated
• cut
• pricked
• broke
• broached
• prickled
• slashed
• excavated
• hollowed
• gouged
• slit
• split
• grooved
• ruptured
• notched
• gashed
• rended
• 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
• spitted
• lanced
• skewered
• harpooned
• sliced
• transfixed
• spiked
• punched
• gored
• pinked
• ran through
• transpierced
• perforated
• pricked
• riddled
• spindled
• cut
• bayoneted
• pronged
• bayonetted
• knifed
• thrust
• gimleted
• quilled
• dirked
• poniarded
• piked
• pinpricked