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scar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of scar

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing

the scars left by carelessly scratching the car door with oneʼs keys

Synonyms of scar

blemish, blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark

Words Related to scar

abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape

bug, glitch, kink

blot, blur, spot, stain, taint

damage, defacement, impairment, injury

failing, weakness

Near Antonyms of scar

adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament

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scar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of scar

a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice

at the next bend in the river, a scar of red sandstone steeply rises to over 100 feet

Synonyms of scar

barranca (also barranco), bluff, cliff, crag, escarpment, palisade, precipice, scarp

Words Related to scar

butte, cuesta, hogback, tor

bulwark, embankment

declivity, drop-off, pitch

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