Synonyms of stitches

stitches 1 of 2

noun

plural of stitch

as in pains

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 & Similar Words

• pains
• aches
• tingles
• pangs
• stings
• swellings
• pricks
• shoots
• smarts
• twinges
• sores
• throes
• injuries
• sufferings
• discomforts
• headaches
• distresses
• hurts
• inflammations
• damages
• tortures
• miseries
• sufferances
• agonies
• stomachaches
• toothaches
• colics
• torments
• anguishes
• backaches
• gripes
• harms
• bellyaches
• earaches
• afflictions
• complaints
• charley horses
• detriments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforts
• eases

stitches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stitch

as in sutures

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 & Similar Words

• sutures
• repairs
• sews
• patches
• darns
• finishes
• embroiders
• bastes
• knits
• overcasts
• crochets
• cross-stitches
• quilts
• eases
• fells
• mends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsews

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stitches

Noun

While her condition stabilized after the attack, Doctors treated her for a traumatic brain injury, brain bleed and multiple deep lacerations that required extensive stitches. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Latest injury report KU sophomore Kohl Rosario needed 14 stitches after getting elbowed at practice Friday and did not attend the game. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Levine praises a call from Israel’s president Levine was recovering Sunday from injuries that included what appeared to be stab wounds in her buttocks, which required stitches. — Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Levine was recovering Sunday from injuries that included what appeared to be stab wounds in her buttocks, which required stitches. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Mitchell rushed back on the court to make the two free throws before immediately taking a foul to stop the game, and then heading back to the locker room to receive six stitches. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Stitched Edges One of the easiest ways to dress up a true bare base, simply draw on stitches along the bottom curve of the free edge part of your nail. — Michella Oré, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

The ball was also autographed by Happ, who left a third message between the red stitches. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

And for objects bigger than its FOV, Dwarflab Dwarf's mosaic feature stitches individual images together to give you a full picture. — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Told through notes, transcripts, emails and forum posts, the novel stitches its sources together into a Frankenstein monster of a story that refuses to smooth out the seams. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

The video stitches a clip of an LG executive explaining the benefits of the company’s ACR system. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

But Hamilton’s campaign says the ad stitches his words together deceptively to take him out of context. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

This 10-day private yacht voyage by Kensington Expeditions stitches the whole picture together. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026

The video stitches past and present with archival clips, studio cuts, and a handshake that seals this intergenerational torch-passing moment. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026

Keem also released a trailer for the record, which stitches clips of him in the studio together with home videos and interviews with his family. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026

Pragmatic, unflappable, and just a few ticks toward the warmer side of cynicism, her work is what stitches the show together. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025