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Synonyms for penetrate
ˈpɛn ɪˌtreɪtpen·e·trate
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
penetrate
Synonyms:
pierce, enter, enter into, reach, permeate, make one's way, disclose, fathom
Princeton's WordNet
penetrate, perforateverb
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
"The bullet penetrated her chest"
Synonyms:
punch, click, imbue, riddle, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, fathom, pervade, get across, interpenetratepenetrate, fathom, bottomverb
come to understand
Synonyms:
click, imbue, riddle, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, fathom, sound, pervade, get across, interpenetrateclick, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
Synonyms:
pass over, put over, get over, flick, wrap up, come through, percolate, contact, pervade, cut across, infiltrate, bottom, snap, finish up, tick, reach, interpenetrate, permeate, get hold of, finish off, polish off, cut through, mop up, fall into place, cluck, filter, come home, while away, perforate, traverse, dawn, click, diffuse, sink in, clear up, cover, cross, riddle, get across, fathom, chatter, imbue, get through, track, clackinfiltrate, penetrateverb
enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
"The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
Synonyms:
click, imbue, pass through, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, riddle, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, fathom, pervade, get across, interpenetratepenetrateverb
make one's way deeper into or through
"The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
Synonyms:
click, imbue, riddle, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, fathom, pervade, get across, interpenetratepenetrateverb
insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
"Did the molester penetrate the child?"
Synonyms:
click, imbue, riddle, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, fathom, pervade, get across, interpenetratepermeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddleverb
spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
Synonyms:
fall into place, circulate, spread, infiltrate, interpenetrate, sink in, soak, bottom, disperse, circularize, propagate, pass around, riddle, spread out, filter, come home, disseminate, perforate, dawn, hue, click, diffuse, broadcast, screen, distribute, percolate, fan out, circularise, get across, fathom, imbue, get through, permeate, pervade
Editors Contribution
pierce, puncture, make a hole in
a stick into
the addict will sometimes penetrate his arm with a syringe to inject drugs directly into his blood stream.
Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017
Dictionary of English Synonymes
penetrateverb
penetrateverb
Synonyms:
discern, understand, comprehend
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
penetrateverb
Synonyms:
pierce, perforate, comprehend, understand, explore, interpenetrate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "penetrate":
enter, infiltrate, penetration, breakthrough, permeate, penetrates
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#69 | contact | |
#94 | click | |
#657 | enter | |
#701 | track | |
#803 | sound | |
#846 | cover | |
#1049 | screen | |
#1083 | cross | |
#1524 | filter | |
#1796 | bottom | |
#2254 | reach | |
#3125 | spread | |
#3856 | broadcast | |
#5334 | dawn | |
#6874 | distribute | |
#7321 | snap | |
#8114 | punch | |
#8975 | pierce | |
#9116 | penetration | |
#9419 | disclose | |
#10852 | tick | |
#12033 | breakthrough | |
#16278 | traverse | |
#16465 | flick | |
#18842 | chatter | |
#19340 | soak | |
#19568 | diffuse | |
#19762 | riddle | |
#20130 | disseminate | |
#20422 | penetrate | |
#21123 | hue | |
#26691 | circulate | |
#28071 | propagate | |
#33578 | fathom | |
#36077 | disperse | |
#42602 | infiltrate | |
#44747 | penetrates | |
#57673 | permeate | |
#59455 | clack | |
#84202 | cluck | |
#96710 | pervade | |
#96725 | imbue | |
#118560 | percolate | |
#161955 | perforate |
How to use penetrate in a sentence?
The United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) has sent 30 staff with equipment to help penetrate the cave walls.
These clouds are so thick that even Hubble’s infrared capability could not penetrate them.
It is easy to believe that once we are indoors that we are protected from the sun, not all glass is created equally. It is important to apply daily SPF 30 or higher because harmful UVA rays can penetrate windows.
The red stars are either embedded or shrouded by intervening dust, these clouds are so thick that even Hubble’s infrared capability could not penetrate them.
It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.
Translations for penetrate
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- اخترقArabic
- ঢুকানোBengali
- proniknoutCzech
- durchdringen, penetrierenGerman
- penetriEsperanto
- penetrarSpanish
- läbistamaEstonian
- نفوذPersian
- tunkeutua, työntyäFinnish
- pénétrerFrench
- treáighIrish
- घुसनाHindi
- beszivárog, behatolHungarian
- penetrareItalian
- 突き通る, 貫通Japanese
- შეღწევაGeorgian
- 침투Korean
- ngotoMāori
- doordringen, penetrerenDutch
- przenikaćPolish
- penetrarPortuguese
- pătrunde, penetraRomanian
- проникнуть, проникатьRussian
- genomtränga, penetreraSwedish
- sokmakTurkish
- xuyên quaVietnamese
- 穿透Chinese
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