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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

The depreciation has punctured India's ambition to become the world's third-largest economy.

From Barron's • May 17, 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

The air smelled cold and hard, and she could practically taste exhaust and grit, the perfect late afternoon punctured by incessant car horns and an ambulance siren.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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