Piercing Synonyms and Antonyms

Penetrating
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. entering
  2. acute
  3. gnawing
  4. knifelike
  5. boring
  6. lancinating
  7. sharp
  8. shooting
  9. puncturing
  10. stabbing
To make a hole or other opening in
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. puncturing
  2. perforating
  3. holing
  4. breaking
  5. breaching
Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. thrusting
  2. slitting
  3. slashing
  4. gashing
  5. cutting

Words Related to Piercing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. big
  2. sounds
  3. opening
  4. helping
  5. ear-piercing

Piercing Sentence Examples

  • It was the piercing screech of a siren.

  • His piercing gaze made her feel slightly ill.

  • A light shined in her face, and she twisted, fear piercing her misery.

  • The piercing was completed in Nov.

  • Piercing mandibles, retracted within the head-capsule.

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