PATCHED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in repaired

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patched

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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

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Recent Examples of patched

Adjective

From mighty Rice’s whales to the humble rusty patched bumblebee, the 1973 act protects more than 1,600 listed endangered and threatened species and their habitats. — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 Several patched sections of sidewalk remain near the stumps. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Verb

After all, no one will trust a V2X network to do anything if that network’s cyber vulnerabilities haven’t been anticipated and patched in advance. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 Some roofs were patched temporarily until a better fix can be made. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 At that point, the team conducted systematic troubleshooting of the cloud service system, identified the underlying issue, patched a solution, and then closely monitored the slow upscale of traffic towards stable recovery. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 With a pump, the same balls are still in play years later—scuffed and patched but still alive. — Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The vulnerability was quickly patched, but the attackers were never publicly identified. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 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 One report recommended remediation and noted the mold growth appeared to have been scraped off and patched, which the report said could have spread mold spores into the air. — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patched

Adjective

Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
That can mean fewer repaired roofs, fewer modernized science laboratories, fewer accessible entrances and elevators, fewer upgraded heating and cooling systems, fewer lead and asbestos remediation projects and fewer safety improvements.

— Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of repaired

Verb

Lately, Wall Street’s eyes have been fixed on the bond market, and rightfully so.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Granted, the defence issues appear to be fixed with Jacquet and Ronald Araujo, and there’s hope that Trey Nyoni can fill some of the void left by Curtis Jones.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fixed

Verb

His main brush with emergency response appears to have been the department’s response to Hurricane Ian, where employees rebuilt a bridge to Pine Island in just three days and repaired massive cracks in the Sanibel Causeway in just 15 days.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Santa Fe will be demolished and rebuilt beginning at the end of 2027, with the project expected to finish around summer 2030.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebuilt

Adjective

The remainder of the site, or around two-thirds of the property, will be demolished and replaced with the music venue and the reconstructed facades.

— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Bosa seems committed to forging ahead in another ACL comeback, having rebounded well in 2021 with a reconstructed left knee and captured NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026