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stitch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stitch

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
  • Joe 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
Near Antonyms of stitch

unsew

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