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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

polka dot

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

smithereens
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 itʼll 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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