PATCHES Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

patches 1 of 2

noun

plural of patch

as in blotches

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

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as in specks

a very small piece a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden

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patches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of patch

as in repairs

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 patches

Noun

But that gas could come in the form of the doughnut, or as puffy clouds that fill in patches of the black hole’s sky, as opposed to the shell of gas around a black hole star. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 There were patches of pink, and some of his skin was visibly breaking down. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026 In some cities, women have also struggled to get progesterone capsules, which often are used with estrogen patches for hormone replacement therapy. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The Federal Trade Commission's home WiFi security guide goes into detail about the importance of updating default passwords, installing firmware patches, and enabling modern security protocols, all of which can impact home network systems. — K.h. Koehler, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026 Each jacket is cleaned, repaired and turned into a bespoke jacket with new patches and other details, or something entirely different, like a bag. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Hand pull small patches or use herbicides and cutting methods to control larger infestations before seeds form. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 United ended their four-season sleeve sponsorship with DXC Technology in August, with the team instead wearing the standard Premier League sleeve patches, as required by league regulations, for the opening games. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Engineers have been busy over the summer verifying fixes for hundreds of important patches, which include remote code vulnerabilities, privilege escalations, and more. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026

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By Childs’s count, Tuesday’s release patches 972 vulnerabilities, and 997 when counting the porting of fixes for the Chromium browser incorporated into Edge. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026 The unisex capsule, consisting of nine items, offers a nostalgic take on the history of F1, drawing on style icons like the late Ayrton Senna and the sponsor logo patches on drivers’ uniforms. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2026 To fix this issue, the FDA is leaning on manufacturers to step up and speed up production, adding shifts, expanding capacity, bringing on new lines and specialized equipment, and prioritizing estradiol patches ahead of other products. — Caitlin Kiernan, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2026 Reps send payment links manually, RevOps patches data and Finance chases numbers that should’ve been captured upstream. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 When Google publicly discloses and patches a flaw, details of exploiting the bug are often vague. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 Through the agreement, the Jayhawks will sport XRP Cryptocurrency patches on every Kansas Athletics jersey, including for the KU men’s basketball team. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Sweat patches Many professional soccer players started using commercial wearables long before the World Cup kicked off. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 First, find all your ilmenite-rich regions (which are typically in lunar mare, the dark patches on the moon that signify frozen seas of ancient lava). — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patches

Noun

Juveniles can be distinguished by their dark facial bands and gray or tan body patterned with black or brown blotches.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of blotches

Noun

Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecks

Verb

Schaunaman said the area should be back to normal once the gas company fixes the line and secures the line.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Imagine hotels doing the same—where the building senses friction, predicts needs and quietly fixes problems before a guest ever notices.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fixes

Noun

The optics are also described as being resistant to fast-moving fluids and particles, as well as to many chemicals.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
But those procedures can also send plastic particles down the drain — waste that South Florida’s wastewater systems aren’t designed to catch.

— Laurie Mermet, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026