cratered

2 4.5

Having many deep round holes like those on the Moon

adjective
/ˈkreɪtərd/

: craterizado

The moon's surface is cratered, giving it a rugged and uneven appearance.

The moon, the ripe ochre cratered Moon seemed to be the lens projecting opening credits onto the picture frame.

Examples

Following the storm, the garden was left cratered, with several large depressions in the soil.
Near Balk, Afghanistan, the walls of ancient Bactra, capital of Greek Bactria, still rise in a dramatic ring over a plain cratered with looter's pits.
The old playground was cratered with deep holes from years of heavy use by children.

Synonyms

riddled

vscratered

8 5.7

Full of many holes that go through it

describes natural round depressions rather than holes from damage

pitted

vscratered

6 4.4

Having many small holes on the surface like a honeycomb

refers to many larger depressions rather than tiny surface cavities

holed

vscratered

2 3.6

A thing with holes from damage or wear

means covered with many depressions rather than only a few holes

potholed

vscratered

1 5.5

A road with many holes that is rough to drive on

applies to many depressions on any surface, not only roads

craterous

vscratered

Specialized

1 8.6

Having many round holes like the moon's surface

is the general term for many holes without stressing round moonlike shape

Antonyms

smooth

224 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Pitted

cratered

2 4.5

pitted

6 4.4

dimpled

5 3.5

smooth

224 1.0

Surface Forms

cratered positive

Morphology

cratered = crater (transparent) = crater + ed

The adjective is a regular adjectival/past-participial formation from the noun 'crater' meaning 'having craters' and is directly interpretable by learners who know 'crater'.

Etymology

The word cratered comes from the Greek word krater meaning 'bowl', because a bowl makes a round hollow. So, something cratered is covered with many bowl-shaped holes or hollows, like the pitted surface of the moon.