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pimple

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pimple

a small, inflamed swelling of the skin

  • a painful pimple on his back
Synonyms of pimple

boil, fester, hickey, papule, pock, pustule, whelk, zit [slang]
Words Related to pimple

blackhead, blister, milium, whitehead

bump, lump, protuberance

sore, wart, weal, welt

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