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

The disease can lead to scars or lesions, which may slow or block signals from the brain.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
The silky, buildable formula camouflages all things acne scars, dark circles, and other blemishes without looking thick or cakey.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of scar

Noun

Because automation was tied to worker empowerment rather than displacement, factory workers actively partnered with engineers to optimize the robots, resulting in defect rates lower than those of their American competitors.

— Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
The company’s engineering team found that the defect was tied to a design weakness.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of defect

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But the German sportswear company was not alone in leaving a commercial mark on the tournament.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
On average, only a handful of films cross the mark each year, so the fact that there already are five is promising, said Shawn Robbins, director of movie analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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