PUNCTURES Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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punctures

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of puncture

as in pierces

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

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as in stabs

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 punctures

Noun

Lemmo Lemmo's gone with a 960-Wh semi-solid state battery, which reportedly allows for up to 110 miles (180 km) of range and won't go up in flames from punctures or thermal runaway incidents. — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026 After a minute of this, the crash of hi-hat punctures the silence. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 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

Verb

The incidental findings problem Here is the number that punctures the marketing. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for punctures

Noun

The farm offers a punch card to residents for $18 and is good for up to 14 punches or around 21 bags of debris.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Hadribeaj attacked the body early, crouching beneath Fundora’s punches and landing looping shots over the top.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of punches

Verb

Christmas tree pins have a tiered configuration that compresses rather than pierces the ground (a win for modern synthetic or Mondo tracks).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
An ice sculpture of a heart includes a tube through the ice arrow that pierces the heart.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

Definition of pierces

Verb

The sequence culminates in the Great Hall, where Ned kicks part of his broken cane to Colum, who stabs MacKinney in the leg.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
But before Bane can finish him off, Batman stabs a Batarang into a little knob on Bane’s wrist gauntlet, the one that controls his intake of Venom.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of stabs

Noun

One of us would be chosen to recite the poem onstage—a kitsch performance, no doubt, so that an auditorium of adults would be moved to tears.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
The first days of testimony brought tears from witnesses, spectators and jurors, the 9th Street Journal reported.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tears

Verb

Ramiro Benavides, director of a middle school mariachi in the district, drills his students not only on how to play their instruments and sing, but also on how to bring a theatrical and dramatic flair to their performances.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Dewan is also filming The Rookie, so things are getting challenging as Val drills her on the technique — even on set between takes.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of drills

Verb

Rather than immediately running toward his destination on the opposite side of the field, Jefferson jabs at the defender to create even more separation.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Vance, El-Sayed exchange jabs over spouse comments The dispute also took a personal turn as the vice president condemned El-Sayed for comments about second lady Usha Vance.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of jabs

Noun

If swallowed, the magnets can attract each other or metal objects inside the body, potentially causing intestinal perforations, twisting, blockages, blood poisoning, or death, the CPSC says.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Next is the asymmetrical men’s d’Orsay, which features wingtip perforations as well, which outline a double-B logomark on each toe.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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