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stitch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stitch

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body

had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful

Synonyms of stitch

ache, pain, pang, prick, shoot, smart, sting, throe, tingle, twinge

Words Related to stitch

discomfort, distress, soreness, tenderness

affliction, agony, anguish, misery, sufferance, suffering, torment, torture

inflammation, sore, swelling

damage, detriment, harm, hurt, injury

backache, bellyache, charley horse, colic, complaint, earache, gripe, headache, stomachache, toothache

Near Antonyms of stitch

comfort, ease, easiness

stitch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stitch

to close up with a series of interlacing stitches

the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed

Synonyms of stitch

darn, sew, suture

Words Related to stitch

mend, patch, repair

baste, ease, fell, finish, overcast

cross-stitch, embroider

crochet, knit, quilt

Near Antonyms of stitch

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