Antonyms for penetrate
ˈpɛn ɪˌtreɪtpen·e·trate

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1. penetrate

   Synonyms:
   pierce, enter, enter into, reach, permeate, make one's way, disclose, fathom

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1. 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, interpenetrate

2. penetrate, 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, interpenetrate

3. click, 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, clack

4. infiltrate, 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, interpenetrate

5. penetrateverb

   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, interpenetrate

6. penetrateverb

   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, interpenetrate

7. permeate, 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

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1. penetrateverb

   Synonyms:
   pierce, perforate, comprehend, understand, explore, interpenetrate

How to use penetrate in a sentence?

1. Ry Cooder:

   With country, it's hard to penetrate the thick layers of commercialism that have been applied like shellac coatings over the real thing.

2. Chris Collins:

   It's a little ironic that there's all this worry about 5G, because the difference is that 5G is going to operate at higher frequencies, it will actually not penetrate as deep into the body... it really doesn't get past the skin.

3. February NASA:

   These clouds are so thick that even Hubble’s infrared capability could not penetrate them.

4. Marcus Aurelius:

   When another blames you or hates you, or when men say anything injurious about you, approach their poor souls, penetrate within, and see what kind of men they are. You will discover that there is no reason to be concerned that these men have this or that opinion about you.

5. Isaac Watts:

   Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly, with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession.

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