PATCHED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in repaired

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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

The good news is that WeChat’s parent company, Tencent, patched the vulnerability after Calif notified the company in July. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 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 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

The town will unveil the renovations next month and the improvements include a new paint job on the interior of the historic building, a repaired 19th-century chalkboard pulley system and repair of the several small holes in the roof.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of repaired

Verb

Out of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet, or any writing system, an identity can be assigned, fixed—and made, if not real, then socially legible and governmentally legal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Getty Images Auto loans are fixed once disbursed, but a Fed rate hike could push up rates on new loans at a time when car buyers are already struggling to keep up with large monthly loan payments.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fixed

Adjective

The reconstructed Florida State offense will be built around QB Ashton Daniels and RB Quintrevion Wisner, both arriving via the portal seeking fresh starts.

— Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
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