INDENT Synonyms
18 hypernyms for indent. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INDENT
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| indenture | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) • formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt • a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term • the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line verb • bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant | ||||||
| dent | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) • a depression scratched or carved into a surface • an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) verb • make a depression into | ||||||
| indentation | noun n | |||||
noun • a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) • the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion • the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line • the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions | ||||||
| indention | noun n | |||||
noun • the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | ||||||