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