DARNING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

darning 1 of 2

noun

as in sewing

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darning

2 of 2

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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Noun

As time goes on, skills like sewing have become more uncommon, especially here in the United States.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
In the Black Jacobins, CLR James describes the slaves of a plantation sewing mutiny through poison.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 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
But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection to her heritage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of stitching

Noun

The lower levels, meanwhile, hold a movie theater displaying a wall dedicated to Heigl’s knitting hobby, plus a spa wing with a sauna and a multihead steam shower finished in honeycomb onyx.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 July 2026
Whether the goal is a romantic match, a new friend group or, as Yim discovered, an unexpected knitting group, the format is built for whatever kind of in-person connection shows up.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of knitting

Verb

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

Noun

Both the primary and extension drive use the standard 1/4-inch hex specification, which, according to the creators, will cover over 95% of random everyday tasks – from bicycle maintenance to small home repairs and furniture assembly.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
What began as an effort to save money has instead resulted in state investigations, court action, code violations and years of additional repairs.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

Ricardo Lopez, principal at RJ Heisenbottle Architects, said restoring the stadium will involve carefully repairing the original structure rather than replacing it.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of repairing

Noun

In a note on Tuesday, analysts reaffirmed their year-end price target of 7,100 for the broad market index, representing a 5% drop from the week’s closing level.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026
With the peloton boasting fresh legs, expect major fireworks in the closing kilometres.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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