Synonyms of patched

patched 1 of 2

adjective

as in repaired

Related Words

• repaired
• mended
• reconstructed
• fixed
• healed
• rebuilt
• unbroken
• unbreakable
• infrangible

Dissimilar Words

• broken
• fractured
• fragmented
• busted
• smashed
• shattered
• exploded
• blasted
• cracked
• split
• splintered
• detonated
• slivered

patched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of patch

as in fixed

to put into good shape or working order again

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repaired
• fixed
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• overhauled
• restored
• renovated
• adjusted
• mended
• reconditioned
• doctored
• modified
• revamped
• maintained
• prepared
• renewed
• refreshed
• improved
• refurbished
• cured
• healed
• regenerated
• helped
• serviced
• revived
• aided
• fixed up
• conditioned
• readied
• corrected
• rectified
• furbished
• freshened
• redressed
• revitalized
• enhanced
• ameliorated
• reformed
• righted
• enriched
• rejuvenated
• cared (for)
• bettered
• refreshened
• meliorated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• damaged
• broke
• hurt
• injured
• ruined
• wrecked
• impaired
• marred
• defaced
• harmed
• flawed
• disfigured
• spoiled
• disabled
• crippled
• vandalized
• mutilated
• blemished
• mangled
• maimed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patched

Adjective

Several patched sections of sidewalk remain near the stumps. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Verb

Payer rules get hand-coded, while clinical edge cases get patched one at a time, usually after someone downstream catches the mistake. — Fawad Butt, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Characters must be coherent; plots must be tight and any gaps in the plot must be patched. — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42897, is a cross-site-scripting vulnerability, usually abbreviated as XSS, that Microsoft provided mitigation advice for in May and patched in July. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

There have been outward signs of Microsoft’s internal struggle to deal with the growing list of bugs to be patched. — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 July 2026

Drummer Jay Russell kept to stark rattles, Sam Shipstone patched in his scratchy electric guitar, and Ryan Needham needled through grumbling basslines. — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

But the Pentagon does seem to have patched some of the holes in its initial strategy, or lack thereof. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

The homeowners also patched the roof of their house before rain fell that evening — a crucial step because the fragile meteor is porous and sucks in water from the air, Jenniskens said. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Studying that chemistry in ancient concrete requires a sample that nobody has patched or restored along the way—a rare commodity at ruins tended by generations of conservators. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026