Synonyms for scar
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
- v. 1
To mark the skin permanently.
Example sentences
- scrape I can barely scrape by on what I'm making now.
- blemish You are completely beautiful, my beloved, and without any blemish!
- seam In order to fix this mistake we'll have to tear out this seam.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scar | rising | |
| scrape | rising | |
| blemish | rising | |
| seam | falling | |
| disfigurement | steady | |
| cicatrix | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pit1
- 4 letters
- mark1, flaw1, seam1, pock1
- 5 letters
- score1
- 6 letters
- scrape1, deface2
- 7 letters
- scratch1, blemish2
- 8 letters
- cicatrix
- 13 letters
- disfigurement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deface2 = 2 syllables).