Synonyms for puncture
ˈpʌŋk tʃərpunc·ture

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1. puncturenoun

   Synonyms:
   tyre, flat

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1. puncturenoun

   loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

2. puncturenoun

   a small hole made by a sharp object

3. punctureverb

   the act of puncturing or perforating

4. punctureverb

   pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

   "puncture a tire"

   Synonyms:
   deflate

5. punctureverb

   make by piercing

   "puncture a hole"

   Synonyms:
   deflate

6. deflate, punctureverb

   reduce or lessen the size or importance of

   "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"

   Synonyms:
   deflate

7. punctureverb

   cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

   "puncture an air balloon"

   Synonyms:
   deflate

8. punctureverb

   be pierced or punctured

   "The tire punctured"

   Synonyms:
   deflate

Matched Categories

1. • Break
   • Deprecate
   • Depressurize
   • Hole
   • Make
   • Mishap
   • Pierce

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. penetrate

   a stick into

   the addict will sometimes penetrate his arm with a syringe to inject drugs directly into his blood stream.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. puncturenoun

   Synonyms:
   small hole

2. punctureverb

   Synonyms:
   prick, perforate

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1. punctureverb

   Synonyms:
   prick, perforate, pierce

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1. List of paraphrases for "puncture":

   perforation, keypunch, lumbar, perforating, keying, punching, blowout

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1. Corey Feldman:

   He got one stab in, that was it. And it was a very small [puncture], it was bleeding, but it was like a dot. So I don’t know if he just got me with just the tip of the knife, or if he got me with a syringe. That’s the part we don’t know.

2. Monica Rudiger:

   He wasn't beaten or strangled ; these are repetitive bites all over his body, i can't imagine how else he would come to have so many puncture wounds.

3. Toronto Mississauga paleontologist Kirstin Brink:

   But the serrations were most efficient for piercing flesh and gripping it while ripping off a chunk of meat, called the 'puncture and pull' feeding style.

4. Filippo Ganna:

   When I see the puncture, I think,' Ah, today unlucky, I lose the race', i changed the bike really well, really fast, like a Formula One race, and then when I crossed the line I think, ‘ OK, now will win Cavagna, ’ because he’s a really good rider, really good time trial.

5. Virginia Woolf:

   Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth.