Synonyms of prick

prick 1 of 2

noun

1

as in puncture

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument

the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in tingle

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body

she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tingle
• ache
• pang
• pain
• sting
• swelling
• stitch
• sore
• soreness
• twinge
• agony
• shoot
• smart
• discomfort
• tenderness
• hurt
• suffering
• headache
• inflammation
• throe
• anguish
• misery
• distress
• torture
• torment
• injury
• harm
• sufferance
• gripe
• toothache
• backache
• detriment
• complaint
• damage
• bellyache
• earache
• affliction
• colic
• stomachache
• charley horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ease
• comfort
• easiness

• ease
• comfort
• easiness

prick

2 of 2

verb

as in to hole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hole
• prickle
• puncture
• bore
• perforate
• itch
• pierce
• tingle
• poke
• drill
• sting
• punch
• riddle
• tap
• tickle
• hollow
• penetrate
• gouge
• broach
• groove
• excavate
• burrow (into)

Phrases Containing prick

• prick up one's ears

• prick up one's ears