POCKMARK Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

pockmark

noun

ˈpäk-ˌmärk

Definition of pockmark

as in scar

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building

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Recent Examples of pockmark By midday, the system had enough data in the cloud from other GLCs running the routes that more pockmarks were being flagged on the dash. — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026 Before, in between and since, a litany of decisions not made or gone wrong pockmarks the franchise. — Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025 Granted, Miller was 33 in his first Buffalo season, but that six-year, $120 million transaction has been an organizational pockmark. — Tim Graham, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 Romano posted that alongside a photo of her with a pockmark in her cheek just below an eye, adding that bullet fragments lodged behind her eye and in her forehead were too risky to remove. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pockmark

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Noun

Autopsy photos displayed in court revealed welts, bruises and scars all over the boy’s body, and police found ropes and chains in the apartment that witnesses said were used to restrain him.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
But, by then, Santiago had already gone on with his life, moving to Florida and having a family of his own while Vicchitto dealt for decades with the emotional scars, officials said.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of scar

Noun

The other infant, a 6-week-old girl with a genetic defect that left her highly vulnerable to infection, died of measles, Diamantoni told the Associated Press.

— Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
If one prisoner makes a deal (defects) then that prisoner gets to go free and the other gets a heavier sentence.

— Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of defect

Noun

Juveniles can be distinguished by their dark facial bands and gray or tan body patterned with black or brown blotches.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of blotch

Noun

Savannah Guthrie continued her calls for kidnappers to return her mother Nancy Guthrie, as the investigation into the elder Guthrie’s disappearance surpasses its six-month mark.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The condition of the seat belt webbing and latch may also provide relevant information, and so do load marks, which can support or undercut the claim that the restraint was available and working.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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