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

Whole-body therapies, which come in pills, patches, sprays, gels and a vaginal ring, deliver doses of hormones into the bloodstream at levels high enough to have significant effects on symptoms like hot flashes. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 During the previous internal sprint, engineers used Codex to investigate findings, reproduce vulnerabilities in isolated environments, and prepare patches for review. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 In 2016, Nature put before-and-after PET scans from an early study on its cover, showing that, as the dose increased, bright patches marking amyloid seemed to melt away. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 In the game, players can cultivate their patches, grow oversized crops, and get down and dirty to protect their harvest or steal someone else’s. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 There are lots of things gone wild in the forests around Warsaw, like patches of marijuana, and a railroad that used to deliver bread to the city; now, there are trees growing into the steel tracks. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 That means there are no more security updates, patches, or tech support, so now’s the time to upgrade. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026 That’s welcome news for families heading to pumpkin patches, neighborhood parades, Halloween parties and, of course, trick-or-treating. — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 31 Oct. 2026 Kits usually include multiple seeds and adhesive patches for self-application. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Verb

While Vision patches himself up from the Paladin fight and suffers through Ultron’s barbs, Paladin patches his own wounds and takes similar guff from his handler. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Security patches for the PHP programming language, widely used to build websites and web apps, have rolled out today, with the goal of fixing two critical vulnerabilities that could wreak havoc on the internet if left unchecked. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 Not only are the shimmery gold patches a lush treat to look at, but the cooling hydrogels also feel relaxing after a long day. — Vivien Lee, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026 Next, there is the issue of tarsal glands (the dark patches on the rear legs of a buck, below the knee joint). — Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026 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

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

The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of specks

Verb

The retinol will help with cell turnover as the skin repairs itself overnight.

— Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
The early results are miraculous, as his face repairs itself to its previous dreamboat state in a matter of months; unluckily for him, his cells are loath to leave things there.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of repairs

Noun

The oversized jacket featured a furry white base adorned with flecks of silver, which beautifully mirrored the sumptuous coats on the runway.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Add the torn basil and process just until incorporated -- there will be flecks of green in the mixture.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecks

Noun

A lot of higher-frequency sound from machinery, bits of people’s conversations, and some general hum still came through.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
While most bits of ice and rock that burn up are the size of dust grains or pebbles, fireballs arise from debris ranging from the size of a marble to that of a small boulder.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of bits

Verb

Apart from new features, the software update also fixes several bugs in Health, Shortcuts, app tracking, and other areas.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
If a customer fixes an address but later messages or decisions still use the old one, the correction may not have reached every system.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fixes

Noun

These are called heighted neumes because the dots representing the individual notes rise and fall as precisely as if they are laid on an invisible grid.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
At just 70 micrometers thick, the artificial skin has an impressive resolution of 847 dots per inch (dpi), fine enough to detail individual fingerprint ridges.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of dots

Noun

Viral particles can spread through the air and remain infectious for up to two hours, even after an infected person leaves the area.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
As Earth plows through the debris streams, tiny particles slam into our atmosphere at 65,000 miles per hour (104,607 kilometers per hour), producing dazzling streaks of light across the night sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026