DARNING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

darning 1 of 2

noun

as in sewing

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darning

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verb

present participle of darn

as in stitching

to close up with a series of interlacing stitches in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand

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unsewing

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Recent Examples of darning

Noun

There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

By Jennifer Barger Special to The Washington Post One dusty family photo album in my attic holds black-and-white snapshots of my mother and grandmother darning their socks in the early 1950s. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for darning

Noun

There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Charland said that Richard Hale’s two daughters also were weaving and sewing and sending mittens and socks to the soldiers.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of sewing

Verb

The hand-crocheted The Sak Bryn Slip-on Clogs come in a rich mahogany hue, or a playful peach shade with fall-friendly contrast stitching.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
In the eighteen-eighties, a group of thirty-five Victorian women spent more than a year stitching a replica.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of stitching

Noun

There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
The Irish Examiner spoke with a young crafter who described cooking alongside knitting and crochet as some of her most mindful time, because the activities require her full attention.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of knitting

Verb

The first surgeries—suturing vaginal lacerations post-delivery—were reported in 1050 AD.

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026
The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.

— Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of suturing

Noun

With declining enrollment, high administrative costs, significant facility repairs on the horizon and state and federal funding support up in the air, administrators clarified that drastic cuts remain the only solution.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The serum-replacing cream repairs the skin barrier and slows cellular aging while deeply hydrating and plumping the complexion.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

Partly because the contracting system remains dysfunctional, the government has made little visible progress toward repairing the country’s crumbling highways.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Crews will mill the concrete roadway in preparation for repairing or replacing slabs throughout the area.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of repairing

Noun

There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Families can participate in hands-on sustainable living workshops, such as canning, pickling, sourdough making, upcycling, mending and sewing, as well as nature hiking and journaling.

— Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of mending

Noun

Nearly 40 public elementary schools in Orange County now enroll fewer students than needed to be financially stable, raising the specter of more school closings in a district that shuttered seven campuses in May.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Four plays after his big return, Cawthon grabbed a 15-yard TD catch to spark a 38-3 closing run.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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