Synonyms of pinprick

pinprick 1 of 2

noun

ˈpin-ˌprik 

as in puncture

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument

the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puncture
• prick
• punch
• tear
• slit
• pinhole
• perforation
• stab
• cut
• hollow
• groove
• gouge
• incision
• rupture
• break
• gash
• laceration
• slash
• rent
• notch
• rip

pinprick

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verb

as in to prick

Related Words

• prick
• thrust
• poke
• punch
• knife
• pike
• slice
• prong
• quill
• bayonet
• perforate
• gimlet
• poniard
• pink
• puncture
• riddle
• dirk
• cut
• lance
• spit
• stab
• spear
• jab
• pierce
• spindle
• spike
• gore
• transfix
• peck
• impale
• stick
• skewer
• run through
• harpoon
• pick
• transpierce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinprick

Noun

The pinprick, in West’s case, arrives via her lyrics, which consistently lob compelling insights into the songs’ squall and shimmer like slowly hurtling space junk. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026

This is especially hard for elderly people and small children, since monitoring blood sugar usually requires a pinprick blood test or a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), which also reaches under the skin. — Adrienne So, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026

Verb

The teeny pinpricks force the skin to heal and build up stronger than before, while the device also deposits serum deeper into the skin. — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018

Device testing was conducted at a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, where pinprick blood samples were examined for antibodies to measles and rubella. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018