Synonyms of patches

patches 1 of 2

noun

plural of patch

1

as in blotches

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part

a black cat with a small patch of white next to her nose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blotches
• flecks
• specks
• dots
• spots
• stains
• splotches
• mottles
• speckles
• smudges
• eyespots
• pips
• dapples
• smears
• freckles
• points
• moles
• splashes
• blobs
• blots
• birthmarks
• marks
• spatters
• polka dots
• smutches

2

as in specks

a very small piece

a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specks
• bits
• flecks
• particles
• scraps
• snippets
• grains
• molecules
• granules
• crumbs
• mouthfuls
• slivers
• licks
• atoms
• fragments
• drops
• motes
• bites
• dribbles
• snips
• nubbins
• nuggets
• traces
• flyspecks
• sections
• morsels
• portions
• parts
• whispers
• scruples
• dashes
• streaks
• touches
• fractions
• tittles
• spots
• shreds
• shards
• pinches
• nibbles
• chips
• dabs
• clippings
• flakes
• ounces
• tastes
• splinters
• driblets
• minims
• mites
• nutshells
• strains
• tidbits
• halfpence
• suspicions
• aces
• modicums
• iotas
• haets
• smatters
• kennings
• whits
• shavings
• jots
• smidgens
• ha'pennies
• shivers
• parings
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slabs
• chunks
• lumps
• quantities
• masses
• loads
• piles
• mountains
• volumes
• hunks
• stacks
• gobs
• barrels
• pots
• buckets
• bushels
• rafts
• deals
• heaps
• abundances
• wads
• pecks
• scads
• profusions
• wealths

patches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of patch

as in repairs

to put into good shape or working order again

patch the tire and it'll be as good as new

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairs
• fixes
• rebuilds
• reconstructs
• overhauls
• doctors
• reconditions
• restores
• renovates
• revamps
• adjusts
• mends
• conditions
• modifies
• refreshes
• renews
• aids
• maintains
• cures
• prepares
• helps
• services
• improves
• heals
• regenerates
• furbishes
• rights
• refurbishes
• revives
• fixes up
• reforms
• readies
• cares (for)
• freshens
• redresses
• rectifies
• corrects
• revitalizes
• rejuvenates
• enhances
• ameliorates
• enriches
• refreshens
• betters
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flaws
• breaks
• damages
• hurts
• ruins
• harms
• mars
• injures
• wrecks
• spoils
• impairs
• disfigures
• defaces
• blemishes
• disables
• vandalizes
• cripples
• mutilates
• mangles
• maims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patches

Noun

There were taro patches and gardens planted with banana, sweet potato, sugar cane, noni, and more. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The release notes mention patches for a Face ID bug and camera-zooming issues on iPhone 18 Pro models, as well as a fix for an unresponsive screen issue. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Get it at 50 percent off and complete the set with matching bowls featuring the whole Peanuts gang in designs with bats and pumpkins, Snoopy’s doghouse, pirates, Schroeder’s piano, pumpkin patches, cute costumes, and more. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026

The first line of defense against this has been urgent security patches to fix those software flaws that had not been exploited in the pre-AI world. — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Eating sardines straight out of the tin while wearing the patches in the comfort of my own home is my kind of self-care. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Along with apples and baked goods, the ranches offer hay rides, fishing ponds, pony rides, pumpkin patches and other activities. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere in the top 10 were Eos and The Ordinary, while Hero Cosmetics took the number-10 spot for its signature pimple patches. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

But previous grids had been tightly bounded—patches of orthogonal civilization within an arcing and twisting terrain. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Next, there is the issue of tarsal glands (the dark patches on the rear legs of a buck, below the knee joint). — Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

By Childs’s count, Tuesday’s release patches 972 vulnerabilities, and 997 when counting the porting of fixes for the Chromium browser incorporated into Edge. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

The unisex capsule, consisting of nine items, offers a nostalgic take on the history of F1, drawing on style icons like the late Ayrton Senna and the sponsor logo patches on drivers’ uniforms. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2026

To fix this issue, the FDA is leaning on manufacturers to step up and speed up production, adding shifts, expanding capacity, bringing on new lines and specialized equipment, and prioritizing estradiol patches ahead of other products. — Caitlin Kiernan, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2026

Reps send payment links manually, RevOps patches data and Finance chases numbers that should’ve been captured upstream. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

When Google publicly discloses and patches a flaw, details of exploiting the bug are often vague. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026

Through the agreement, the Jayhawks will sport XRP Cryptocurrency patches on every Kansas Athletics jersey, including for the KU men’s basketball team. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Sweat patches Many professional soccer players started using commercial wearables long before the World Cup kicked off. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026