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

The bandages, cuts and stitches were still fresh from the terrifying attack on Jones Street on Wednesday evening. — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

The interior section of my policy covers reconditioning, repair, or replacement of surfaces damaged due to normal wear and tear, including loose seam stitches, rips, and tears. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Stokes said the schools are in pretty good shape after the storm although a tree outside administration offices at West Side crashed through a window and injured a worker who needed stitches. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

The teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries and received stitches, the sheriff's office said. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Then in 2013, her career was upended when a devastating car accident left severe wounds on her face and neck requiring more than 60 stitches. — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Red baseball stitches affix the quarter and foxing, and a slightly glossy gray Swoosh carries a faint diamond pattern. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

While there, the influencer shared that her daughter received three layers of stitches, including two layers of internal stitches and a layer of external ones. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Shanahan broke his hand, nose and three ribs, and his face needed over 40 stitches. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Verb

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

In Katong, Bebe Seet stitches one-millimeter glass beads onto slippers in a shophouse studio. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025

The system then stitches these submaps together into one coherent 3D model, allowing a robot to move quickly while maintaining spatial accuracy. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025