Synonyms of puncture

puncture 1 of 2

noun

ˈpəŋk-chər 

as in prick

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument

a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

puncture

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to pierce

to make a hole or series of holes in

a nail punctured the tire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pierce
• drill
• punch
• poke
• hole
• perforate
• bore
• tap
• penetrate
• cut
• riddle
• prick
• break
• rupture
• hollow
• broach
• excavate
• split
• slash
• slit
• gouge
• prickle
• rend
• burrow (into)
• gash
• notch
• groove

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• patch
• fill
• seal
• plug

2

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of puncture

Noun

Necrotizing fasciitis can be contracted when bacteria that thrives in warm, brackish waters enters the body through open cuts, scrapes, burns or other puncture wounds, or by eating raw or undercooked shellfish. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

In fossils, tooth marks often look like punctures or furrows. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Verb

Instead, Logitech’s wireless products in Europe will ship with a hard-pack battery, a more rigid design that’s harder to puncture accidentally. — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 28 July 2026

As the spacecraft closed in, the video follows Mars steadily expanding to reveal numerous craters puncturing its surface, the ancient double-ringed Huygens crater and the south polar ice cap before receding in the spacecraft's rearview. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 22 July 2026