Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb perforate

2 senses of perforate

Sense 1
punch, perforate -- (make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper")
       => pierce -- (make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh")

Sense 2
penetrate, perforate -- (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest")
       => enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into -- (to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes")

Antonyms of adj perforate

1 sense of perforate

Sense 1
pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured -- (having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon")

INDIRECT (VIA cut) -> uncut -- (not cut)

Similarity of adj perforate

1 sense of perforate

Sense 1
pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured -- (having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon")
       => cut (vs. uncut) -- (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists")

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