SUTURING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

suturing 1 of 2

noun

as in sewing

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suturing

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verb

present participle of suture

as in stitching

to close up with a series of interlacing stitches the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound

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unsewing

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Recent Examples of suturing

Noun

Liu’s Met commission, with its disembodied hands, its severing and suturing of the organic and the mechanical, may be a metaphor for a civilization detached from its foundations and coming to its end. — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

The first surgeries—suturing vaginal lacerations post-delivery—were reported in 1050 AD. — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026 The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out. — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding. — Jacob Louraine, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026 Treatment typically starts with clipping the fur around the injury, cleaning the area and, if needed, suturing the skin. — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026 Researchers compared the performance of the autonomous bot and a human surgeon on the same suturing task and found that the bot's stitches were more uniform and made a tighter seal. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suturing

Noun

The environmental benefits of faster sewing robots are limited if a brand uses the efficiency gains to manufacture more products or fly more garments to market.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Students can sign up for special workshops to make a specific project, like a flower tote, or book open sewing time at the warehouse space.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sewing

Verb

Eleanor began stitching it together and, after her death in 2024, at the age of 87, Sofia ensured it was finished.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
He’s made elegant additions, too, such as stitching in a lovely fairy tale that Ionesco wrote for his daughter and staging it with a whimsical storm of soap bubbles.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stitching

Noun

But aside from retiring aging planes, some owners don't want to wait around for replacement parts or repairs on younger jets.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
One of the anonymous security officials who spoke to Reuters said Iran would also aim to prevent repairs after any attacks, to keep disruptions going as long as possible.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

The best interactive exhibits turn curiosity and fun into stealth learning, like a chance to control a Mars rover or practice repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
But continuously repairing individual weaknesses does not necessarily strengthen the underlying system.

— Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of repairing

Noun

Every month the uterus sheds and regenerates its lining in what is a remarkable demonstration of scarless healing.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026
After months of treatment, Luther saw remarkable healing and a full recovery in most physical ailments, but the injuries also affected her cognitive functions.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of healing

Noun

Israeli troops took positions throughout the city and sealed it off from the rest of the territory for a second day, closing gates and checkpoints to Palestinian drivers.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Vogelsong-Parvin, in her closing argument, contended that Nakira did not act like a grieving parent.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing

Noun

Remember, without the suction and sealing, poop and pee would simply float around the bathroom.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Well, on Monday, Overshown put those doubts to rest by tying for the team lead with six tackles and recording a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter to thwart a Philadelphia comeback attempt.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sealing

Noun

Karl Mayer previews new knitting machinery in China Karl Mayer will demonstrate new machinery for apparel, footwear and technical textiles at its Changzhou, China, facility during ITMA Asia 2026.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
These days, everything from your gym membership to knitting kits seems to have a monthly subscription attached to it.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of knitting

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