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Synonyms for puncture

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

pierce prick impale perforate deflate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Perforate

perforate, pierce, prick, impale, stick, punch, transfix

Other

deflate

Noun

1. Flat tire — A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate

flat informal US, flat tire slang dated US

Other

run-through

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

    The needle punctured the balloon instantly.

  2. n. 1

    A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.

    On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.

Related words

Phrases
lumbar puncture puncture vine

Forms

Plural
punctures → flats, run-throughs…
Past participle
punctured
e.g. punctured → perforated, pierced, pricked, impaled…

Example sentences

  • pierce Ordinary arrows can't pierce the dragon's scales.
  • prick I now have the ability to be a pretentious prick.
  • impale Edmundo prepared to impale the vampire with a stake.
  • deflate Your incisive criticism will deflate a lot of egos.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
puncturesteady
piercerising
prickrising
impalerising
perforatefalling
deflaterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
flat1
5 letters
stick1, punch1, prick1
6 letters
pierce1, impale2
7 letters
deflate2
8 letters
transfix2
9 letters
perforate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impale2 = 2 syllables).