POCKMARKS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

pockmarks

noun

plural of pockmark

as in scars

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 pockmarks To enable this proliferation of nature on its surface, the skin of the building is covered with pockmarks and niches that provide space for soil, water, plants, and animals. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 Its irregularities, grooves, nicks, and pockmarks heightened, rather than disturbed, the tranquillity of the space. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 Spacewalking astronauts routinely observe pockmarks in the sides of the station, as if it had been hit by buck shot—the result of impact with small debris particles. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 2026 Koch noted that these smaller pockmarks were often brighter than expected. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026 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

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Noun

The scars of the 2008 financial crisis are still scorched into Icelandic memory, and the small national currency lends itself to volatility and inflation spirals.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
One plaintiff, a green card holder who lives in Chicago, said that he had been shot in the abdomen by officials under Quero Silva, an injury that left him with psychological scars and nerve damage.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of scars

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Another approach would be to make electrolytes with fewer internal defects and extremely low electronic leakage, reducing the sites where lithium dendrites can begin.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
The project has since faced criticism over structural defects.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of defects

Noun

On the offense, one of the biggest question marks entering the season is which receivers, outside of Greg Gaines III, will emerge as reliable targets for JJ Kohl in the passing game.

— Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
In the doodle shop, people can sign their names on the walls and leave their own marks.

— Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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