Synonyms of punctured

punctured

verb

past tense of puncture

1

as in pierced

to make a hole or series of holes in

a nail punctured the tire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pierced
• drilled
• punched
• poked
• holed
• perforated
• riddled
• bored
• tapped
• penetrated
• pricked
• cut
• broke
• slashed
• excavated
• ruptured
• broached
• hollowed
• split
• grooved
• slit
• gouged
• prickled
• notched
• gashed
• rent
• burrowed (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• sealed
• patched
• plugged

2

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• pierced
• jabbed
• picked
• stuck
• pecked
• impaled
• speared
• poked
• skewered
• lanced
• harpooned
• spitted
• gored
• punched
• sliced
• transfixed
• spiked
• pinked
• ran through
• perforated
• transpierced
• riddled
• pricked
• spindled
• cut
• bayoneted
• knifed
• thrust
• pronged
• gimleted
• pinpricked
• piked
• quilled
• dirked
• poniarded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punctured

That notion reached its pinnacle after the Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game but was punctured by their 40-22 clobbering at the hands of the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

As anxiety punctured the tranquility of the suburb, questions bubbled up on everything from the community’s water and pesticide use to abandoned oil wells underneath. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

For especially delicate foods, make sure the toothpicks are secure and don’t touch anything that could be punctured or contaminated. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026

The needle accidentally punctured Taylor’s lung, causing chest pain and difficulty breathing. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The crash broke more than a dozen ribs, punctured her lungs and left her with spinal cord injuries that left her in a wheelchair. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Her joy at having another child was quickly punctured by grief, as her 20-year-old son, Daniel, died suddenly three days later while visiting his mother and newborn half-sister in the hospital. — Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

The solar panel that powers the camera was punctured and shattered. — Haley Parsley august 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The initial blast killed King and knocked Capers against a tree, leaving his body punctured in 14 places and right leg broken. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026