Synonyms of punctures

punctures 1 of 2

noun

plural of puncture

as in punches

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument

a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punches
• tears
• pricks
• perforations
• slits
• pinholes
• cuts
• grooves
• pinpricks
• stabs
• breaks
• ruptures
• hollows
• lacerations
• gouges
• rips
• slashes
• incisions
• gashes
• rents
• notches

punctures

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of puncture

1

as in pierces

to make a hole or series of holes in

a nail punctured the tire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pierces
• drills
• holes
• punches
• pokes
• perforates
• bores
• riddles
• taps
• cuts
• pricks
• penetrates
• breaks
• splits
• broaches
• ruptures
• gouges
• slashes
• excavates
• grooves
• hollows
• prickles
• slits
• rends
• notches
• gashes
• burrows (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills
• seals
• plugs
• patches

2

as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabs
• pierces
• jabs
• picks
• sticks
• pecks
• spits
• impales
• spikes
• lances
• pokes
• gores
• skewers
• spears
• runs through
• slices
• transfixes
• punches
• harpoons
• perforates
• transpierces
• pinks
• pricks
• cuts
• quills
• spindles
• riddles
• thrusts
• pinpricks
• knifes
• pikes
• bayonets
• poniards
• prongs
• gimlets
• dirks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punctures

Noun

According to the Mayo Clinic, Pilonidal disease usually occurs when hair punctures and embeds itself in a pocket of skin near the tailbone. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

To help future researchers, the study also includes a tooth mark guide that describes and identifies several types of punctures, holes, and other marks on fossils that appear to be tooth marks. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

What the data punctures is the assumption that every task needs a frontier model, priced like one. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The boy bore no signs of scrapes or skin punctures, so the family initially didn’t take him for medical care. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 June 2026

Sure enough, all tires were up and there were no obvious punctures or hissing sounds. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026

Note that good quality options are made of polyvinyl chloride, nylon or polyester fabric that resists tears and punctures. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

This design allows for enhanced thermal stability and resistance to physical damage such as punctures. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026

The minimally invasive technique uses small needle punctures instead of larger surgical incisions, which can help reduce pain and speed up recovery for patients. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026

Verb

That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

If a foreign object punctures the tread or sidewall, your tire can deflate slowly or quickly, depending on the puncture. — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

In worst-case scenarios, the ice punctures the hull. — Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

Joel, a 19‑year veteran, begins pursuing after another officer deploys a spike strip and punctures the Challenger's tires. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

The narrower design, combined with the several sharp teeth, effectively punctures through tough pepper skin and hard fruits to cut out the core and remove seeds in a matter of seconds. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026

But Anderson punctures his weed haze with the bright light of a past that in actuality never dimmed, when Lockjaw begins to hunt Pat and Willa. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025

Recounting his visit with Shelton’s body after she’d been taken off of life support in From Bleak to Dark, Maron punctures the somber scene with a joke about taking a selfie. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025