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punctured

ADJECTIVE

deflated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drained exhausted sagging

STRONG

burst contracted empty shrunken

WEAK

kaput

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lively

WEAK

inflated

ADJECTIVE

disillusioned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disenchanted embittered

STRONG

broken debunked disabused enlightened freed knowing shattered sophisticated undeceived

WEAK

blasé brought down to earth disenthralled disentranced indifferent let-down mondaine out of love sadder and wiser worldly worldly-wise

Antonyms

WEAK

enchanted encouraged enthusiastic

ADJECTIVE

flat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

empty horizontal low unbroken

STRONG

even flush oblate plane reclining splay

WEAK

collapsed complanate decumbent deflated extended fallen outstretched pancake planar planate procumbent prone prostrate recumbent spread-out supine tabular

Antonyms

STRONGEST

upright

STRONG

rough uneven

WEAK

elevated raised rounded

ADJECTIVE

punched

Synonyms

STRONG

bored dented embossed imprinted needled pierced pricked stamped tapped

WEAK

dinted

Example Sentences

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“Guidance came up short. … I think it punctured a lot of people’s belief that any company that might benefit from AI spending was effectively bulletproof,”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Reagan suffered a punctured lung in the shooting, but survived.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

A California Highway Patrol cruiser was punctured by metal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Aggressive interest-rate hikes punctured the blistering price increases that slammed the economy in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He threw the locket into her lap; gingerly she picked it up and examined its punctured windows.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

punctured

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