Synonyms of pockmarks

pockmarks

noun

plural of pockmark

as in scars

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing

the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scars
• defects
• blotches
• marks
• faults
• stains
• blemishes
• flaws
• deformities
• imperfections
• irregularities
• distortions
• blights
• excrescences
• spots
• disfigurements
• abnormalities
• weaknesses
• bugs
• injuries
• mars
• malformations
• excrescencies
• damages
• blots
• glitches
• kinks
• misshapes
• impairments
• blurs
• failings
• defacements
• taints

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ornaments
• enhancements
• decorations
• adornments
• embellishments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pockmarks

To enable this proliferation of nature on its surface, the skin of the building is covered with pockmarks and niches that provide space for soil, water, plants, and animals. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Its irregularities, grooves, nicks, and pockmarks heightened, rather than disturbed, the tranquillity of the space. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Spacewalking astronauts routinely observe pockmarks in the sides of the station, as if it had been hit by buck shot—the result of impact with small debris particles. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 2026

Koch noted that these smaller pockmarks were often brighter than expected. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026

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