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puncture

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of puncture

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
  • a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket
Synonyms of puncture

perforation, pinhole, pinprick, prick, punch, stab
Words Related to puncture

gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

puncture

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of puncture

1 to make a hole or series of holes in
  • A nail punctured the tire.
Synonyms of puncture

bore, drill, hole, perforate, pierce, punch, riddle
Words Related to puncture

broach, tap

poke, prick, prickle

penetrate

burrow (into), excavate, gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, notch, rend, rupture, slash, slit, split
Near Antonyms of puncture

fill, patch, plug, seal
2 to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
  • I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle.
Synonyms of puncture

gore, harpoon, impale, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix
Words Related to puncture

spindle

perforate, riddle

bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill

pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust

cut, knife, slice

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