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patch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of patch

1 a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part

a black cat with a small patch of white next to her nose

Synonyms of patch

blotch, dapple, dot, eyespot, fleck, mottle, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotch, spot

Words Related to patch

birthmark, freckle, mole

blob, blot, mark, smear, smudge, smutch, stain

spatter, splash

2 a very small piece

a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden

Synonyms of patch

atom, bit, crumb, dribble, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, nugget, particle, scrap, scruple, snip, snippet, speck, tittle

Words Related to patch

ace, dab, dash, driblet, drop, fraction, haet [chiefly Scottish], halfpenny, ha'penny, iota, jot, kenning [chiefly Scottish], lick, minim, mite, modicum, nutshell, ounce, pinch, shred, smatter, smidgen (also smidgeon), spot, strain, streak, suspicion, taste, touch, trace, whisper, whit

bite, mouthful, nibble, tidbit (also titbit)

fragment, part, portion, section

chip, flake, shard, shiver, sliver, splinter

clipping, paring, shaving

Near Antonyms of patch

chunk, gob, hunk, lump, slab

abundance, barrel, bucket, bushel, deal, heaps, loads, mass, mountain, peck, pile, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, scads, stack, volume, wad, wealth

patch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of patch

to put into good shape or working order again

patch the tire and it'll be as good as new

Synonyms of patch

doctor, fix, mend, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

Words Related to patch

fix up, furbish, overhaul, rebuild, reconstruct, refurbish

aid, cure, heal, help

condition, prepare, ready

care (for), maintain, service

freshen, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, revive

adjust, correct, modify, rectify, redress, reform, right

ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate

Near Antonyms of patch

blemish, break, damage, deface, disfigure, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, ruin, spoil, vandalize, wreck

cripple, disable, maim, mangle, mutilate

Synonym Discussion of patch

mend, repair, patch, rebuild mean to put into good order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. mend implies making whole or sound something broken, torn, or injured.

- mended the torn dress

repair applies to the fixing of more extensive damage or dilapidation.

- repaired the back steps

patch implies an often temporary fixing of a hole or break with new material.

- patch worn jeans

rebuild suggests making like new without completely replacing.

- a rebuilt automobile engine

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