POCKMARK Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

pockmark

noun

ˈpäk-ˌmärk

Definition of pockmark

as in scar

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building

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Recent Examples of pockmark By midday, the system had enough data in the cloud from other GLCs running the routes that more pockmarks were being flagged on the dash. — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026 Before, in between and since, a litany of decisions not made or gone wrong pockmarks the franchise. — Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025 Granted, Miller was 33 in his first Buffalo season, but that six-year, $120 million transaction has been an organizational pockmark. — Tim Graham, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 Romano posted that alongside a photo of her with a pockmark in her cheek just below an eye, adding that bullet fragments lodged behind her eye and in her forehead were too risky to remove. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pockmark

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Noun

Burn scars on the landscape from previous wildfires can also rapidly funnel water into dangerous downslope torrents.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Without vegetation, a barren burn scar allows runoff to flow more quickly.

— Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of scar

Noun

The leaves might still be green, and the branches still there, but a huge structural defect may be hidden to property owners who don’t know what to look for.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Even though Vaughn's initial plea was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, and a mental status exam was ordered, no pretrial tests were done.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

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The same poll found that approval of the war on Iran, which is nearing its six-month mark, fell to its lowest level since the conflict's early days.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The sight of Matt Crooks and Nobel Mendy teaming up on Bruno Fernandes just after the half-hour mark epitomised their hunger and desire.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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