DARNING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

darning 1 of 2

noun

as in sewing

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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

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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

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Noun

As factories struggle to keep dyehouses running and sewing lines supplied with fabric, cleaner and more efficient energy is becoming a question of competitiveness and whether manufacturers can keep producing at all.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
In Helaena’s room, Rhaenyra finds a tapestry Helaena had just finished sewing that predicts a dark and fiery end for Rhaenyra in the future.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sewing

Verb

These colonial reenactors spend their free time stitching historically accurate uniforms and portraying Revolutionary War figures.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
The city was full of people doing the same thing, with hundreds of little factories stitching and pressing petals in the buildings above the button guys and the zipper guys and the thread guys.

— jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of stitching

Noun

Activities that involve repetition and rhythm, like weaving or knitting, go even further by reducing activity in the limbic system, which regulates our fight-or-flight response.

— Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 14 Aug. 2026
Try pottery, woodworking, knitting, crochet, embroidery, quilting, jewelry making, or even floral arranging.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

Definition of knitting

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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
The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding.

— Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of suturing

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Mazloum announced the yeti repair — as well as the return of fan-favorite characters Dreamfinder and Figment to Epcot in Florida and an overhaul of Tomorrowland in California — to some of Disney's most ardent fans on Saturday.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Atlanta Housing learned that the property management has deployed a repair team and is expecting remediation to be complete today.

— Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

LLMs can be quite adept at helping people figure out how to plan and carry out real-world tasks, such as fixing a plumbing leak, repairing a car, or learning a new hobby.

— Ian Bogost, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Nike is repairing wholesale relationships, putting sport back at the center of its strategy, and bringing more new footwear through the pipeline.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of repairing

Noun

Uniqlo, which focuses on timeless wardrobe staples, offers a range of aftercare services, including repairs, decorative sashiko mending, embroidery and creative restyling.

— Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
That gradually began to change over a few hours of Colquitt’s patient mending, shadowing, blushing, and eyelash-affixing.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of mending

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