PUNCTURE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

puncture 1 of 2

noun

ˈpəŋk-chər

Definition of puncture

as in prick

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

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puncture

2 of 2

verb

as in to pierce

to make a hole or series of holes in a nail punctured the tire

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as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle

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Recent Examples of puncture

Noun

Photos shared by the family show Claire Macdonel's hand covered in cuts and puncture wounds shortly after the bite. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Eight hours of stitching to close all the puncture wounds and tears followed. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

Verb

Under Booster Seats Booster seats can dig into leather car seats and puncture the material over time. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026 Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puncture

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Noun

The one-two punch not only validates the once-struggling stock's recent resurgence.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Despite its small stature, this mini table's design—with its dramatic sloping base and softened top—packs a punch.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

Texas Department of Criminal Justice A Texas judge has denied a bid for a new trial for Karmelo Anthony, who had been sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Here are key takeaways The victim was participating in but off camera during a campaign commercial for Fresno County Superior Court judge candidate Ashley Paulson when he was stabbed, law officials said in a Friday news conference.

— Bob Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of stab

Noun

Thank you, Tim, for giving the world a little more freedom, a little more fearlessness, and through the tears in our eyes, the courage to BE IT.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
More recently, it’s been tied up in lawsuits in Kingston, where the company’s current owner and Gottlieb’s nephew, Neil Bender, has been on an acquisition tear.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of tear

Verb

Woodland drilled his second shot on the par-5 18th hole from 279 yards to 9 feet, 4 inches.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of drill

Verb

Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
To hear Ossoff, a more moderate Democrat in a reddish-purple state, direct a sharp—albeit petty—jab directly at the president thrilled such voters.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of jab

Noun

The blogger was hospitalized in March after taking flu medicine on an empty stomach, which later led him to develop an ulcer, perforation and sepsis.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
The space is also equipped with 18-way adaptive sport seats featuring 14,417 perforations organized to form a coherent visual pattern and a headrest with a special 75th anniversary logo.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of perforation

Verb

Adults’s Gen-Z characters tend to see their comforts as transient, their identities as mutable, and seriousness as an annoying obligation, all of which the second season pokes at a bit.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Most of what’s actionable comes from the signal that might be poking through.

— Ben Gretch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of poke

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