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Definitions

patch

[pach] / pætʃ /
NOUN
piece, spot, area
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bit chunk ground land lot plot stretch strip tract
STRONG
blob fix hunk plat scrap shred
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sky whole
STRONG
peace
NOUN
piece applied to cover a gap or lack
Synonyms
STRONG
application mend reinforcement
WEAK
Band-Aid appliqué
VERB
fix, mend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cobble rebuild reconstruct reinforce repair revamp sew
STRONG
cover darn overhaul recondition retread
WEAK
do up fiddle with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy ruin
WEAK
break damage rend tear

Example Sentences

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This is a patch you can install before lunch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Hansen has said the patch is his way of recognising the Indigenous peoples in Canada and their traditional knowledge.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

So investors looking for winners in this tough stock market don’t have to limit themselves to the oil patch.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I walked out of my office and slipped on a patch of ice.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

I walked all around the lakeshore and was delighted to discover a patch of clayey soil at one end that would almost certainly be suitable.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.